LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 26, 2011 TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB984 by Truitt (relating to agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize a municipality to enter into an agreement with a contiguous municipality or a municipality with boundaries that are within one-half mile of the municipality seeking to enter into the agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts for all cases that either municipality has jurisdiction under or cases involving animal cruelty or child truancy as specified by the provisions of the bill. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, JT, TP, JB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 26, 2011
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB984 by Truitt (relating to agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB984 by Truitt (relating to agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB984 by Truitt (relating to agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
HB984 by Truitt (relating to agreements between neighboring municipalities regarding jurisdiction of cases in municipal courts.), Committee Report 2nd 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 and the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize a municipality to enter into an agreement with a contiguous municipality or a municipality with boundaries that are within one-half mile of the municipality seeking to enter into the agreement to establish concurrent jurisdiction of the municipal courts for all cases that either municipality has jurisdiction under or cases involving animal cruelty or child truancy as specified by the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, JT, TP, JB
JOB, JT, TP, JB