LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 27, 2015 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3561 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to damages in certain wrongful eviction actions.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Property Code relating to suits for wrongful eviction. The bill would establish a process to authorize damages for mental anguish and exemplary damages for claimants who could establish that they were wrongfully evicted from property occupied under an unexpired written lease and that the owner of the property could not have prevailed in a legal eviction action. The Office of Court Administration reported no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated. 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, FR, SD, EK
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 27, 2015
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3561 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to damages in certain wrongful eviction actions.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3561 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to damages in certain wrongful eviction actions.), As Introduced
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
HB3561 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to damages in certain wrongful eviction actions.), As Introduced
HB3561 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to damages in certain wrongful eviction actions.), 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 Property Code relating to suits for wrongful eviction. The bill would establish a process to authorize damages for mental anguish and exemplary damages for claimants who could establish that they were wrongfully evicted from property occupied under an unexpired written lease and that the owner of the property could not have prevailed in a legal eviction action. The Office of Court Administration reported no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated.
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, FR, SD, EK
UP, FR, SD, EK