Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1374 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 24, 2017      TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1374 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person who is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend the Government code to authorize a court issuing an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information to also order that any fee, or portion of a fee, required to be paid in relation to the petition and order of nondisclosure be returned to the person who is the subject of that order. Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a decrease in revenue from reimbursing fees associated with the filing of a petition for expunction, but this decrease is not anticipated to be significant based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration and Comptroller of Public Accounts.  Local Government Impact Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration and Comptroller of Public Accounts, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a decrease in revenue to local governments from reimbursing fees associated with the filing of a petition for expunction, but this decrease is not anticipated to be significant.     Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts   LBB Staff:  UP, LBO, MW, GDz, PBO, KJo    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 24, 2017





  TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1374 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person who is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1374 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person who is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.), 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

HB1374 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person who is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.), As Introduced

HB1374 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the authority of a court to return certain fees to a person who is the subject of an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.), 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 to authorize a court issuing an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information to also order that any fee, or portion of a fee, required to be paid in relation to the petition and order of nondisclosure be returned to the person who is the subject of that order. Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a decrease in revenue from reimbursing fees associated with the filing of a petition for expunction, but this decrease is not anticipated to be significant based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration and Comptroller of Public Accounts. 

Local Government Impact

Based on the analysis of the Office of Court Administration and Comptroller of Public Accounts, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a decrease in revenue to local governments from reimbursing fees associated with the filing of a petition for expunction, but this decrease is not anticipated to be significant. 

Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts

LBB Staff: UP, LBO, MW, GDz, PBO, KJo

 UP, LBO, MW, GDz, PBO, KJo