LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 5, 2011

TO:	Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1159 by Wentworth (Relating to an exception to the residency requirements for filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage in this state for certain spouses of military personnel.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend portions of the Family Code relating to an exception to the residency requirements for filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage in this state for certain spouses of military personnel.  The proposed amendments relate to time spent while accompanying the domiciliary’ spouse in the spouse’s service of the armed forces or other services and to spouses of armed forces personnel previously not residents. The bill provisions are not anticipated to have a significant impact to judicial workloads or fiscal implication to the state. The bill would take immediate effect if the bill receives two-thirds the vote of all members in both houses.  Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2011. 

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

LBB Staff:

JOB, TB, JT