LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 2, 2011

TO:	Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB148 by Raymond (Relating to requiring parties in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship to disclose to the court knowledge of certain registered sex offenders; providing a penalty.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require parties entitled to possession of or access to a child in suits affecting the parent-child relationship to disclose to the Court whether an extended family member must register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.  The Office of Court Administration and the Department of Family and Protective Services indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

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