LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 28, 2013 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1437 by Paxton (Relating to authorizing certain persons to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a municipal clerk to file documents electronically with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording. A county may authorize a person to file electronic documents for recording with a county clerk if the county enters into a memorandum of understanding with the person. This subsection would apply only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, CL, TP LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 28, 2013 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1437 by Paxton (Relating to authorizing certain persons to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1437 by Paxton (Relating to authorizing certain persons to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk.), 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 SB1437 by Paxton (Relating to authorizing certain persons to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB1437 by Paxton (Relating to authorizing certain persons to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk.), 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 municipal clerk to file documents electronically with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording. A county may authorize a person to file electronic documents for recording with a county clerk if the county enters into a memorandum of understanding with the person. This subsection would apply only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, CL, TP UP, CL, TP