LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 1, 2013

TO:
Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee On Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB795 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to gestational agreements.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code relating to gestational agreements. The bill would make single or unmarried parents eligible for the legal safeguards surrounding these agreements (presently, only married couples may enter an enforceable gestational agreement). It is assumed that any costs to the Department of State Health Services related to issuance of birth certificates can be absorbed within existing resources.

According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant impact on court operations is anticipated and no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. 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, 537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff:
UP, CL, JP, JT, TB, KKR