LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 20, 2021 TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3986 by Guillen (relating to the collection of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to add a fine imposed in a criminal case to the list of costs that a court may designate as uncollectible if the fine has been unpaid for at least 15 years. The bill would also provide that other items of cost may be designated as uncollectible also if unpaid for at least 15 years. The bill would allow a clerk of a municipal court to collect money payable to the municipal court under the bill's provisions.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill. Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, BH, AF
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 20, 2021
TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3986 by Guillen (relating to the collection of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3986 by Guillen (relating to the collection of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3986 by Guillen (relating to the collection of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3986 by Guillen (relating to the collection of fines, fees, and court costs in criminal actions and proceedings.), 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 Code of Criminal Procedure to add a fine imposed in a criminal case to the list of costs that a court may designate as uncollectible if the fine has been unpaid for at least 15 years. The bill would also provide that other items of cost may be designated as uncollectible also if unpaid for at least 15 years. The bill would allow a clerk of a municipal court to collect money payable to the municipal court under the bill's provisions.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin
212 Office of Court Admin
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, BH, AF
JMc, SLE, BH, AF