LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1422 by West (Relating to the use of digitized signatures for pleadings and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Family Code to define and authorize the use of a digitized signature on certain legal documents. The Office of Court Administration does not anticipate any significant fiscal impact to the court system resulting from the bill. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. 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: UP, AM, CL LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 5, 2013 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1422 by West (Relating to the use of digitized signatures for pleadings and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1422 by West (Relating to the use of digitized signatures for pleadings and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB1422 by West (Relating to the use of digitized signatures for pleadings and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB1422 by West (Relating to the use of digitized signatures for pleadings and orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st 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 Family Code to define and authorize the use of a digitized signature on certain legal documents. The Office of Court Administration does not anticipate any significant fiscal impact to the court system resulting from the bill. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. 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: UP, AM, CL UP, AM, CL