LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 6, 2017 TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1196 by Kolkhorst (relating to the declaration of a common nuisance involving a computer network or web address.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code as it relates to common and publicnuisances. The bill would include websites and computer networks connected withcertain prohibited activities as common nuisances and would enable individuals, the attorneygeneral, or government bodies to bring suit to declare that a person is operating a web address orcomputer network that is a common nuisance.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact According to the Texas Association of Counties, the fiscal impact to counties to implement the provisions of the bill is not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JJ, AKU
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 6, 2017
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1196 by Kolkhorst (relating to the declaration of a common nuisance involving a computer network or web address.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1196 by Kolkhorst (relating to the declaration of a common nuisance involving a computer network or web address.), 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
SB1196 by Kolkhorst (relating to the declaration of a common nuisance involving a computer network or web address.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1196 by Kolkhorst (relating to the declaration of a common nuisance involving a computer network or web address.), 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 Civil Practice and Remedies Code as it relates to common and publicnuisances. The bill would include websites and computer networks connected withcertain prohibited activities as common nuisances and would enable individuals, the attorneygeneral, or government bodies to bring suit to declare that a person is operating a web address orcomputer network that is a common nuisance.The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Association of Counties, the fiscal impact to counties to implement the provisions of the bill is not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: UP, KJo, JJ, AKU
UP, KJo, JJ, AKU