LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 6, 2013

TO:	Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee On Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB410 by King, Phil (Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District; changing an appellate judicial system court costs fee in certain counties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District. The bill would require all counties within the Second Court of Appeals District to collect and forward filing fees to a local fund for the assistance of the court. Current statute gives counties discretion whether or not the county will collect and forward the filing fee for the assistance of the Second Court of Appeals District.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 222 Second Court of Appeals District, Fort Worth, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff:

UP, AM, KKR, CL, ZS, JP