LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2009 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3725 by Burnam (Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to require a referendum to be held on an authorized uniform election date for voting for or against a reduction in county funds for the office of district attorney, county attorney, or criminal district attorney. The bill would also bracket this requirement to a county with a population of more than 2 million. Local Government Impact Under current statute, the section of Government Code that would be amended by the bill applies to certain listed counties that have a prosecutor and prohibits a reduction in county funds provided for the salary or office of the prosecutor as a result of funds provided by Chapter 46, Government Code. Therefore, the proposed change would affect counties in which there is a prosecutor by removing the prohibition from them on reducing funds, as well has affecting differently those counties with a population of more than 2 million. It is anticipated that the counties listed in Chapter 46 that have a population of less than 2 million would experience very little fiscal impact. The bracketed counties could incur election costs if the commissioners court was to seek to reduce county funds to a prosecutor's office. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: JOB, DB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2009
TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3725 by Burnam (Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3725 by Burnam (Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors.), As Introduced
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3725 by Burnam (Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors.), As Introduced
HB3725 by Burnam (Relating to maintaining county funding levels provided to the offices of certain prosecutors.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to require a referendum to be held on an authorized uniform election date for voting for or against a reduction in county funds for the office of district attorney, county attorney, or criminal district attorney. The bill would also bracket this requirement to a county with a population of more than 2 million.
The bill would amend the Government Code to require a referendum to be held on an authorized uniform election date for voting for or against a reduction in county funds for the office of district attorney, county attorney, or criminal district attorney. The bill would also bracket this requirement to a county with a population of more than 2 million.
Local Government Impact
Under current statute, the section of Government Code that would be amended by the bill applies to certain listed counties that have a prosecutor and prohibits a reduction in county funds provided for the salary or office of the prosecutor as a result of funds provided by Chapter 46, Government Code. Therefore, the proposed change would affect counties in which there is a prosecutor by removing the prohibition from them on reducing funds, as well has affecting differently those counties with a population of more than 2 million. It is anticipated that the counties listed in Chapter 46 that have a population of less than 2 million would experience very little fiscal impact. The bracketed counties could incur election costs if the commissioners court was to seek to reduce county funds to a prosecutor's office. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Under current statute, the section of Government Code that would be amended by the bill applies to certain listed counties that have a prosecutor and prohibits a reduction in county funds provided for the salary or office of the prosecutor as a result of funds provided by Chapter 46, Government Code. Therefore, the proposed change would affect counties in which there is a prosecutor by removing the prohibition from them on reducing funds, as well has affecting differently those counties with a population of more than 2 million.
It is anticipated that the counties listed in Chapter 46 that have a population of less than 2 million would experience very little fiscal impact. The bracketed counties could incur election costs if the commissioners court was to seek to reduce county funds to a prosecutor's office.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff: JOB, DB
JOB, DB