LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 6, 2009 TO: Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB966 by Hughes (Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Government Code, Chapter 22, to create an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals. The bill would require counties of the Sixth Court of Appeals district to collect and forward filing fees to a fund for the assistance of the court. According to the Office of Court Administration, 25,510 civil cases were filed in the appellate district in fiscal year 2008 in the county court, county courts at law, probate courts, and district courts in the district. Assuming 25,510 civil case filings per fiscal year at $5 per filing, the counties within the district would contribute an estimated $127,550 per fiscal year into the appellate justice system. The bill would require the commissioners courts to vest management of the system in the chief justice of the Sixth Court of Appeals. To the extent that the Sixth Court of Appeals uses local collections to defray expenses previously paid with state appropriations, the fiscal implication to the State is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal impact to local governments is anticipated. The 19 counties in the Sixth Court of Appeals District would incur slight costs to establish a separate appellate judicial system fund, but these costs are expected to be minimal. To the extent local government would incur a savings from having a new source of revenue to pay the approximately $22,500 per year of the supplemental salaries and benefits to justices of the court, the fiscal implication to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JP, TP, TB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 6, 2009
TO: Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB966 by Hughes (Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB966 by Hughes (Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB966 by Hughes (Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
HB966 by Hughes (Relating to the creation of an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Government Code, Chapter 22, to create an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals. The bill would require counties of the Sixth Court of Appeals district to collect and forward filing fees to a fund for the assistance of the court. According to the Office of Court Administration, 25,510 civil cases were filed in the appellate district in fiscal year 2008 in the county court, county courts at law, probate courts, and district courts in the district. Assuming 25,510 civil case filings per fiscal year at $5 per filing, the counties within the district would contribute an estimated $127,550 per fiscal year into the appellate justice system. The bill would require the commissioners courts to vest management of the system in the chief justice of the Sixth Court of Appeals. To the extent that the Sixth Court of Appeals uses local collections to defray expenses previously paid with state appropriations, the fiscal implication to the State is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
The bill would amend Government Code, Chapter 22, to create an appellate judicial system for the Sixth Court of Appeals. The bill would require counties of the Sixth Court of Appeals district to collect and forward filing fees to a fund for the assistance of the court. According to the Office of Court Administration, 25,510 civil cases were filed in the appellate district in fiscal year 2008 in the county court, county courts at law, probate courts, and district courts in the district. Assuming 25,510 civil case filings per fiscal year at $5 per filing, the counties within the district would contribute an estimated $127,550 per fiscal year into the appellate justice system.
The bill would require the commissioners courts to vest management of the system in the chief justice of the Sixth Court of Appeals. To the extent that the Sixth Court of Appeals uses local collections to defray expenses previously paid with state appropriations, the fiscal implication to the State is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal impact to local governments is anticipated. The 19 counties in the Sixth Court of Appeals District would incur slight costs to establish a separate appellate judicial system fund, but these costs are expected to be minimal. To the extent local government would incur a savings from having a new source of revenue to pay the approximately $22,500 per year of the supplemental salaries and benefits to justices of the court, the fiscal implication to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.
No significant fiscal impact to local governments is anticipated.
The 19 counties in the Sixth Court of Appeals District would incur slight costs to establish a separate appellate judicial system fund, but these costs are expected to be minimal. To the extent local government would incur a savings from having a new source of revenue to pay the approximately $22,500 per year of the supplemental salaries and benefits to justices of the court, the fiscal implication to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JP, TP, TB
JOB, MN, JP, TP, TB