LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 15, 2013 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB896 by Estes (Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District. The bill would amend the Government Code to require all counties within the Second Court of Appeals District to collect and forward filing fees to a local fund for the assistance of the court. Current statute gives counties discretion whether or not the county will collect and forward the filing fee for the assistance of the Second Court of Appeals District.The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Local Government Impact According to the Office of Court Administration (OCA), Tarrant County is the only one of twelve counties within the Second Court of Appeals District that currently collects and forwards the filing fee to the Second Court of Appeals. OCA estimates that an additional 16,784 civil trial, non-exempt cases from the other eleven counties within the district could increase contributions to the Second Court of Appeals' local fund by an estimated $84,000 per year. According to the agency, the eleven counties within the Second Court of Appeals District would incur slight costs to establish a separate appellate judicial system fund, but these costs are not expected to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 222 Second Court of Appeals District, Fort Worth, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, CL, ZS, JP, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 15, 2013
TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB896 by Estes (Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB896 by Estes (Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
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
SB896 by Estes (Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
SB896 by Estes (Relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District. The bill would amend the Government Code to require all counties within the Second Court of Appeals District to collect and forward filing fees to a local fund for the assistance of the court. Current statute gives counties discretion whether or not the county will collect and forward the filing fee for the assistance of the Second Court of Appeals District.The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
The bill would amend the Government Code relating to the administration and operation of the appellate judicial system for the Second Court of Appeals District. The bill would amend the Government Code to require all counties within the Second Court of Appeals District to collect and forward filing fees to a local fund for the assistance of the court. Current statute gives counties discretion whether or not the county will collect and forward the filing fee for the assistance of the Second Court of Appeals District.
Local Government Impact
According to the Office of Court Administration (OCA), Tarrant County is the only one of twelve counties within the Second Court of Appeals District that currently collects and forwards the filing fee to the Second Court of Appeals. OCA estimates that an additional 16,784 civil trial, non-exempt cases from the other eleven counties within the district could increase contributions to the Second Court of Appeals' local fund by an estimated $84,000 per year. According to the agency, the eleven counties within the Second Court of Appeals District would incur slight costs to establish a separate appellate judicial system fund, but these costs are not expected to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 222 Second Court of Appeals District, Fort Worth, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 222 Second Court of Appeals District, Fort Worth, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: UP, CL, ZS, JP, KKR
UP, CL, ZS, JP, KKR