LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 27, 2013 TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB457 by Rodríguez (Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Under the exception to public disclosure already provided under current law, the bill would amend Section 11, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal Procedure, to allow a governmental body to withhold photos and x-rays of a body during an autopsy without requesting a decision from the Attorney Generals Office. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Local Government Impact The bill would likely reduce workload for counties that answer these types of public information requests. However, savings are not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:302 Office of the Attorney General LBB Staff: UP, KKR, SD
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 27, 2013
TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB457 by Rodríguez (Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB457 by Rodríguez (Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government
Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Open Government
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB457 by Rodríguez (Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB457 by Rodríguez (Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Under the exception to public disclosure already provided under current law, the bill would amend Section 11, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal Procedure, to allow a governmental body to withhold photos and x-rays of a body during an autopsy without requesting a decision from the Attorney Generals Office. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Under the exception to public disclosure already provided under current law, the bill would amend Section 11, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal Procedure, to allow a governmental body to withhold photos and x-rays of a body during an autopsy without requesting a decision from the Attorney Generals Office.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Local Government Impact
The bill would likely reduce workload for counties that answer these types of public information requests. However, savings are not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General
302 Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: UP, KKR, SD
UP, KKR, SD