LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2015 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2920 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of a former or retired statutory probate court judge for assignment as a visiting judge.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code reducing the number of months from 72 to 48 that a judge must have served as an active district, statutory probate, statutory county or appellate court judge in order to be eligible to serve as an assigned statutory probate court judge. The bill would also repeal Section 25.0022(t-1) that refers to the service requirement of 72 months. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. 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, GDz, FR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 30, 2015
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2920 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of a former or retired statutory probate court judge for assignment as a visiting judge.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2920 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of a former or retired statutory probate court judge for assignment as a visiting judge.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2920 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of a former or retired statutory probate court judge for assignment as a visiting judge.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2920 by Naishtat (Relating to the eligibility of a former or retired statutory probate court judge for assignment as a visiting judge.), 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 Government Code reducing the number of months from 72 to 48 that a judge must have served as an active district, statutory probate, statutory county or appellate court judge in order to be eligible to serve as an assigned statutory probate court judge. The bill would also repeal Section 25.0022(t-1) that refers to the service requirement of 72 months. Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
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, GDz, FR
UP, GDz, FR