LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 24, 2013 TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB270 by Seliger (Relating to a limited exception to the prohibition on releasing personal information about a juror collected during the jury selection process in certain cases.), Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 35.29 to allow defense counsel to disclose certain personal juror information to successor defense counsel representing the same defendant in a writ of habeas corpus capital punishment case without an application to the court or a showing of good cause. 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, ESi, SD, AM
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 24, 2013
TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB270 by Seliger (Relating to a limited exception to the prohibition on releasing personal information about a juror collected during the jury selection process in certain cases.), Conference Committee Report
TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB270 by Seliger (Relating to a limited exception to the prohibition on releasing personal information about a juror collected during the jury selection process in certain cases.), Conference Committee Report
Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB270 by Seliger (Relating to a limited exception to the prohibition on releasing personal information about a juror collected during the jury selection process in certain cases.), Conference Committee Report
SB270 by Seliger (Relating to a limited exception to the prohibition on releasing personal information about a juror collected during the jury selection process in certain cases.), Conference Committee Report
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 35.29 to allow defense counsel to disclose certain personal juror information to successor defense counsel representing the same defendant in a writ of habeas corpus capital punishment case without an application to the court or a showing of good cause. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 35.29 to allow defense counsel to disclose certain personal juror information to successor defense counsel representing the same defendant in a writ of habeas corpus capital punishment case without an application to the court or a showing of good cause. 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, ESi, SD, AM
UP, ESi, SD, AM