Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1317 by Whitmire (Relating to persons authorized to perform a marriage ceremony.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code to authorize certain retired federal judges or magistrates to perform marriage ceremonies. The Office of Court Administration does not anticipate any significant fiscal impact to the court system resulting from 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:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council