LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2025 TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2578 by Walle (Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts and published on a publicly accessible Internet website.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require a court with original or appellate jurisdiction over landlord/tenant disputes to include certain information in its monthly reports to the Texas Judicial Council.The bill would require the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to publish that information in a searchable format on its website. According to the OCA, it is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. Local Government ImpactThere could be a cost to units of local government to provide data as required by the bill due to the modification of court case management systems. Some court case management contracts between local governments and vendors include provisions that do not require payment when there are state-mandated reporting changes. However, OCA does not have sufficient information regarding these contracts to provide a cost estimate; therefore, the fiscal implications to local governments cannot be determined. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KDw, DA, NTh
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 25, 2025
TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2578 by Walle (Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts and published on a publicly accessible Internet website.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2578 by Walle (Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts and published on a publicly accessible Internet website.), As Introduced
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
HB2578 by Walle (Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts and published on a publicly accessible Internet website.), As Introduced
HB2578 by Walle (Relating to landlord and tenant dispute information reported by courts and published on a publicly accessible Internet website.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require a court with original or appellate jurisdiction over landlord/tenant disputes to include certain information in its monthly reports to the Texas Judicial Council.The bill would require the Office of Court Administration (OCA) to publish that information in a searchable format on its website. According to the OCA, it is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
According to the OCA, it is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
There could be a cost to units of local government to provide data as required by the bill due to the modification of court case management systems. Some court case management contracts between local governments and vendors include provisions that do not require payment when there are state-mandated reporting changes. However, OCA does not have sufficient information regarding these contracts to provide a cost estimate; therefore, the fiscal implications to local governments cannot be determined.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, KDw, DA, NTh
JMc, KDw, DA, NTh