LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 19, 2013 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB592 by Ellis (Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to change certain reporting requirements to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. The bill requires that certain counties submit information annually on certain attorney caseloads for the preceding fiscal year. The Office of Court Administration does not anticipate a significant cost to the agency or to the statewide court system resulting from the bill. The bill would take effect January 1, 2014. Local Government Impact Annual reports on attorney caseloads will have to be prepared by counties, resulting in an additional workload; however, fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: UP, ESi, AM, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 19, 2013
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB592 by Ellis (Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB592 by Ellis (Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB592 by Ellis (Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB592 by Ellis (Relating to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases. ), 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 Code of Criminal Procedure to change certain reporting requirements to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. The bill requires that certain counties submit information annually on certain attorney caseloads for the preceding fiscal year. The Office of Court Administration does not anticipate a significant cost to the agency or to the statewide court system resulting from the bill. The bill would take effect January 1, 2014.
The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to change certain reporting requirements to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission. The bill requires that certain counties submit information annually on certain attorney caseloads for the preceding fiscal year. The Office of Court Administration does not anticipate a significant cost to the agency or to the statewide court system resulting from the bill.
The bill would take effect January 1, 2014.
Local Government Impact
Annual reports on attorney caseloads will have to be prepared by counties, resulting in an additional workload; however, fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.
Annual reports on attorney caseloads will have to be prepared by counties, resulting in an additional workload; however, fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff: UP, ESi, AM, KKR
UP, ESi, AM, KKR