LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 30, 2019

TO:
Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on Administration
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB435 by Shaheen (Relating to the maintenance of information entered into a fee record.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to make assessed civil court costs under certain circumstances uncollectible if the fee has been unpaid for 10 years and would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to remove the population limit on counties eligible to classify a fee assessed in a criminal action as uncollectible. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished with existing resources. Based on the analysis of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the amount of court fee and cost collections that could be reduced due to a court order that the fee is uncollectible would not be significant.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:
WP, KK, SLE, MW, DA