LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION Revision 1 April 21, 2015 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB418 by Whitmire (Relating to requests by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for certain records held by court reporters.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to provide that, upon request of the State Judicial Conduct Commission (SCJC), a court reporter shall provide to the commission at no cost a backup audio recording of a court proceeding if one has been made. The Office of Court Administration indicates no significant fiscal implication to the 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, 242 State Commission on Judicial Conduct LBB Staff: UP, KJo, TB LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION Revision 1 April 21, 2015 Revision 1 Revision 1 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB418 by Whitmire (Relating to requests by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for certain records held by court reporters.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB418 by Whitmire (Relating to requests by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for certain records held by court reporters.), 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 SB418 by Whitmire (Relating to requests by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for certain records held by court reporters.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB418 by Whitmire (Relating to requests by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for certain records held by court reporters.), 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 to provide that, upon request of the State Judicial Conduct Commission (SCJC), a court reporter shall provide to the commission at no cost a backup audio recording of a court proceeding if one has been made. The Office of Court Administration indicates no significant fiscal implication to the 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, 242 State Commission on Judicial Conduct 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 242 State Commission on Judicial Conduct LBB Staff: UP, KJo, TB UP, KJo, TB