LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 6, 2011 TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB502 by West (Relating to determinations of paternity; creating an offense.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Family Code to relax the requirements for rescinding an Acknowledgement of Paternity, including removing the time limitation to do so. The bill would create a new offense for "Falsification of Specimen," wherein a person could be charged with a third degree felony if the person in some way interfered with genetic evidence in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage. To the extent the bill may resulting in an increase in the number of contested AOP rescissions, the fiscal implication to the state and the impact on court workloads statewide is not anticipated to be significant. 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
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 6, 2011
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB502 by West (Relating to determinations of paternity; creating an offense.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB502 by West (Relating to determinations of paternity; creating an offense.), As Introduced
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
SB502 by West (Relating to determinations of paternity; creating an offense.), As Introduced
SB502 by West (Relating to determinations of paternity; creating an offense.), 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 Family Code to relax the requirements for rescinding an Acknowledgement of Paternity, including removing the time limitation to do so. The bill would create a new offense for "Falsification of Specimen," wherein a person could be charged with a third degree felony if the person in some way interfered with genetic evidence in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage. To the extent the bill may resulting in an increase in the number of contested AOP rescissions, the fiscal implication to the state and the impact on court workloads statewide is not anticipated to be significant. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
The bill would amend the Family Code to relax the requirements for rescinding an Acknowledgement of Paternity, including removing the time limitation to do so. The bill would create a new offense for "Falsification of Specimen," wherein a person could be charged with a third degree felony if the person in some way interfered with genetic evidence in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage. To the extent the bill may resulting in an increase in the number of contested AOP rescissions, the fiscal implication to the state and the impact on court workloads statewide is not anticipated to be significant. 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
JOB, JT, TB