LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 17, 2011 TO: Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2372 by Hartnett (Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge and subsequent assignment of another judge.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to designate the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts as the judge to handle the assignment of judges to hear motions for recusals, disqualifications and assignments of statutory probate judges rather than the judge of the administrative judicial region. The bill also promulgates procedures to handle the reassigned responsibilities. To the extent the bill would result in a change in which judge handles assignments, including assignments of visiting judges in statutory probate courts, no significant impact to judicial workloads or significant fiscal implication to the state is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011. 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, JT, TB, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 17, 2011
TO: Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2372 by Hartnett (Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge and subsequent assignment of another judge.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2372 by Hartnett (Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge and subsequent assignment of another judge.), As Introduced
Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2372 by Hartnett (Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge and subsequent assignment of another judge.), As Introduced
HB2372 by Hartnett (Relating to the recusal or disqualification of a statutory probate court judge and subsequent assignment of another judge.), As Introduced
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 to designate the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts as the judge to handle the assignment of judges to hear motions for recusals, disqualifications and assignments of statutory probate judges rather than the judge of the administrative judicial region. The bill also promulgates procedures to handle the reassigned responsibilities. To the extent the bill would result in a change in which judge handles assignments, including assignments of visiting judges in statutory probate courts, no significant impact to judicial workloads or significant fiscal implication to the state is anticipated. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
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, JT, TB, KKR
JOB, JT, TB, KKR