Honorable Joan Huffman, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1707 by Huffman (Relating to the sealing of certain juvenile records.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code, regarding the sealing of certain juvenile records. The bill would eliminate the requirement of an application for sealing records in certain cases and address circumstances when the court may seal such records without conducting a hearing.
The Office of Court Administration indicates that bill provisions would not result in a significant fiscal implication to the state court system.
Local Government Impact
There may be a cost to counties to implement the provisions of the bill. According to Travis County, the bill would change the process in which records are sealed and therefore would have significant administrative costs to the Juvenile Probation Court Office.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 405 Department of Public Safety