LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 17, 2013

TO:	Honorable Tryon D. Lewis, Chair, House Committee On Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2064 by Gooden (Relating to an unsworn declaration made by an employee of a state agency or political subdivision or a private process server in the performance of the employee's or server's job duties.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 132 to specify unsworn declaration language for public employees and private process servers.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) does not anticipate a fiscal impact as a result of the changes made by the bill. The Office of Court Administration (OCA), the Secretary of State (SOS) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current 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, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 307 Secretary of State, 696 Department of Criminal Justice

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, JI, JJO, TB, KKR