LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 8, 2013

TO:	Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB768 by Uresti (Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code to make certain procedural and evidentiary changes to suits affecting the parent-child relationship. The Department of Family and Protective Services reports that the bill will not have a fiscal impact on the agency. No fiscal impact is anticipated to the court system as a result of the bill.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council

LBB Staff:

UP, AM, CL