LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2013 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB385 by Thompson, Senfronia (relating to bond requirements for county officers and employees, district attorneys, and criminal district attorneys.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a county officer or employee to perform the duties of their office without executing a bond if a county commissioners court authorizes the county to self-insure and a county judge approves the order. The bill would authorize a district attorney and a criminal district attorney to perform the duties of their office without executing a bond if a county commissioners court authorizes the county to self-insure, and would require the order to be kept and recorded by the county clerk. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KKR, TP LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2013 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB385 by Thompson, Senfronia (relating to bond requirements for county officers and employees, district attorneys, and criminal district attorneys.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB385 by Thompson, Senfronia (relating to bond requirements for county officers and employees, district attorneys, and criminal district attorneys.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB385 by Thompson, Senfronia (relating to bond requirements for county officers and employees, district attorneys, and criminal district attorneys.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB385 by Thompson, Senfronia (relating to bond requirements for county officers and employees, district attorneys, and criminal district attorneys.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a county officer or employee to perform the duties of their office without executing a bond if a county commissioners court authorizes the county to self-insure and a county judge approves the order. The bill would authorize a district attorney and a criminal district attorney to perform the duties of their office without executing a bond if a county commissioners court authorizes the county to self-insure, and would require the order to be kept and recorded by the county clerk. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KKR, TP UP, KKR, TP