LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 26, 2009 TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1259 by Hegar (Relating to the storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the electronic or microfilm storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals. The bill would authorize the clerk of the supreme court as well as the clerks of the fourteen intermediate courts of appeals to maintain records and documents in an electronic or microfilm format. If the clerk chooses to do so, the original records may be destroyed with the electronic or microfilm record being considered an original record or document. The clerk of the supreme court indicates any costs related to the bill's implementation could be absorbed within the court's existing resources. Similarly, this analysis assumes existing resources for the fourteen courts of appeals will be sufficient to implement bill provisions. Accordingly, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: JOB, MN, TB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 26, 2009
TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1259 by Hegar (Relating to the storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1259 by Hegar (Relating to the storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1259 by Hegar (Relating to the storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1259 by Hegar (Relating to the storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the electronic or microfilm storage of records by the clerks of the supreme court and the courts of appeals. The bill would authorize the clerk of the supreme court as well as the clerks of the fourteen intermediate courts of appeals to maintain records and documents in an electronic or microfilm format. If the clerk chooses to do so, the original records may be destroyed with the electronic or microfilm record being considered an original record or document. The clerk of the supreme court indicates any costs related to the bill's implementation could be absorbed within the court's existing resources. Similarly, this analysis assumes existing resources for the fourteen courts of appeals will be sufficient to implement bill provisions. Accordingly, no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
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, MN, TB
JOB, MN, TB