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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 25, 2023
TO:
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB2086 by Kolkhorst (Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Property Code relating to a property right in DNA.
According to the Office of Court Administration and the Office of the Attorney General, no significant fiscal implications are anticipated from the provisions of the bill.
According to the Comptroller's Office, the revenue implications of the bill cannot be estimated.
It is assumed than any impact on state correctional populations or the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with the enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts