LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 3, 2011 TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB428 by Huffman (Relating to notice to a judgment debtor of the filing of a foreign judgment.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code relating to the authentication of foreign judgments. The bill would amend court procedures to make the judgment creditor, rather than the court clerk, responsible for mailing notice of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor. To the extent the bill would result in less work and lower mailing costs for court clerks, the savings statewide is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take immediate effect if it receives two-thirds the vote of members in both houses. Otherwise, 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, KJG, TB, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 3, 2011
TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB428 by Huffman (Relating to notice to a judgment debtor of the filing of a foreign judgment.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB428 by Huffman (Relating to notice to a judgment debtor of the filing of a foreign judgment.), As Introduced
Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB428 by Huffman (Relating to notice to a judgment debtor of the filing of a foreign judgment.), As Introduced
SB428 by Huffman (Relating to notice to a judgment debtor of the filing of a foreign judgment.), 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 relating to the authentication of foreign judgments. The bill would amend court procedures to make the judgment creditor, rather than the court clerk, responsible for mailing notice of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor. To the extent the bill would result in less work and lower mailing costs for court clerks, the savings statewide is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take immediate effect if it receives two-thirds the vote of members in both houses. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code relating to the authentication of foreign judgments. The bill would amend court procedures to make the judgment creditor, rather than the court clerk, responsible for mailing notice of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor. To the extent the bill would result in less work and lower mailing costs for court clerks, the savings statewide is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take immediate effect if it receives two-thirds the vote of members in both houses. Otherwise, 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, KJG, TB, KKR
JOB, KJG, TB, KKR