LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 26, 2011 TO: Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB720 by Hartnett (Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to permit explicitly a person who has been found to be a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order to appeal the prefiling order to a court of appeals. To the extent the bill would increase filings in the courts of appeals; no significant increase is anticipated to the workloads of the appellate courts statewide. 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
February 26, 2011
TO: Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB720 by Hartnett (Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB720 by Hartnett (Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.), 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
HB720 by Hartnett (Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.), As Introduced
HB720 by Hartnett (Relating to the designation of a person as a vexatious litigant.), 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 Civil Practice and Remedies Code to permit explicitly a person who has been found to be a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order to appeal the prefiling order to a court of appeals. To the extent the bill would increase filings in the courts of appeals; no significant increase is anticipated to the workloads of the appellate courts statewide. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to permit explicitly a person who has been found to be a vexatious litigant subject to a prefiling order to appeal the prefiling order to a court of appeals. To the extent the bill would increase filings in the courts of appeals; no significant increase is anticipated to the workloads of the appellate courts statewide. 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