Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1838 by Patrick, Dan (Relating to involuntary termination of parental rights based on attempted murder or solicitation of murder of the child's other parent.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code relating to add attempted murder of the child's other parent and criminal solicitation to murder the child's other parent to the list of crimes for which a person's parental rights will be involuntarily terminated. To the extent the bill would amend provisions related to involuntary terminations, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council