LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 6, 2017

TO:
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1196 by Kolkhorst (relating to the declaration of a common nuisance involving a computer network or web address.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code as it relates to common and public
nuisances. The bill would include websites and computer networks connected with
certain prohibited activities as common nuisances and would enable individuals, the attorney
general, or government bodies to bring suit to declare that a person is operating a web address or
computer network that is a common nuisance.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Association of Counties, the fiscal impact to counties to implement the provisions of the bill is not anticipated to be significant.


Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff:
UP, KJo, JJ, AKU