COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 4826-01
Bill No.: SB 1363
Subject: Civil Procedure; Attorneys; Liability
Type: Original
Date: March 9, 2004
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| General Revenue | ($36,840) | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
($36,840) | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2005 | FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of the Attorney General assume any potential costs arising from this proposal can be absorbed within existing resources.
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on the courts.
Officials from the Office of Secretary of State (SOS) assume advertisement costs for the proposal would be $3,684 per column inch for three newspaper printings of state statutes. SOS estimates the total cost to be $36,840.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Costs - Office of Secretary of State Newspaper Advertisements |
($36,840) |
$0 |
$0 |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND |
($36,840) |
$0 |
$0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2005
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2006 | FY 2007 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation would limit venue in tort actions, including tort actions based on improper health care, to the county where the cause of action accrued.
The proposal contain a referendum clause.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of the Attorney General
Office of State Courts Administrator
Office of the Secretary of State
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
March 9, 2004