LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


May 21, 2021

TO:	Honorable Dade Phelan, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB39 by Neave (Relating to protective orders; making conforming changes.), As Passed 2nd House

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Family Code to make agreed protective orders civilly and criminally enforceable, would amend the list of persons that may file an application for a protective order, and require that proof of service on a respondent must be filed before a hearing in which a court may issue a protective order by default due to a respondent's failure to appear.

Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources and no significant impact to the state court system is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

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