LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 19, 2017 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1056 by Perry (Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate resides.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Estates Code to allow a judge to transfer certain probate proceedings, upon the motion of the executor or administrator, to the county in which the executor or administrator resides if no immediate family member of the decedent resides in the same county in which the decedent resided and outlines administrative procedures governing transfer of the case. 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, LBO, AG, GDz
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 19, 2017
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1056 by Perry (Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate resides.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1056 by Perry (Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate resides.), Committee Report 2nd 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
SB1056 by Perry (Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate resides.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
SB1056 by Perry (Relating to the transfer of certain probate proceedings to the county in which the executor or administrator of a decedent’s estate resides.), Committee Report 2nd 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 Estates Code to allow a judge to transfer certain probate proceedings, upon the motion of the executor or administrator, to the county in which the executor or administrator resides if no immediate family member of the decedent resides in the same county in which the decedent resided and outlines administrative procedures governing transfer of the case. 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, LBO, AG, GDz
UP, LBO, AG, GDz