LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 26, 2011

TO:	Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1266 by Uresti (Relating to the elimination of certain reports submitted by the court of criminal appeals and the supreme court to the Office of Court Administration.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the elimination of certain reports submitted by the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Supreme Court to the Office of Court Administration. The bill would repeal the requirement established in 1997 that the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Supreme Court file annual reports to the Office of Court Administration involving court performance standards. No significant fiscal impact is anticipated.

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, JT, JP