Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1437 by Paxton (Relating to authorizing certain persons to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a municipal clerk to file documents electronically with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording. A county may authorize a person to file electronic documents for recording with a county clerk if the county enters into a memorandum of understanding with the person. This subsection would apply only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.