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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 27, 2021
TO:
Honorable Victoria Neave, Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2924 by Dutton (Relating to certain grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code eliminates a court's ability to order involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship on this basis of clear and convincing evidence that the parent had his or her parent-child relationship terminated with respect to another child based on a finding that the parent's conduct was in violation of certain provisions related to allowing or placing the child in certain situations that endanger the physical or emotional wellbeing of the child or a substantially equivalent provision of foreign law.
Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.