Supplement: TX HB3161 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Fiscal Note (Introduced)
For additional supplements on Texas HB3161 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to the duties of a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other investigator regarding the bodies of unidentified deceased persons and to the control by certain persons of the disposition of a deceased person's remains.
Status: 2023-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB3161 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB3161-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
Bill Title: Relating to the duties of a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other investigator regarding the bodies of unidentified deceased persons and to the control by certain persons of the disposition of a deceased person's remains.
Status: 2023-06-12 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB3161 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB3161-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
| TO: |
Honorable Joe Moody, Chair, House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence |
| FROM: |
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
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| IN RE: |
HB3161 by Hull (Relating to the duties of a justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other investigator regarding the bodies of unidentified deceased persons.), As Introduced |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, the bill would increase the workload of local justices of the peace. However, the fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the number of people who would die unidentified is unknown.
| Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 503 Texas Medical Board |
| LBB Staff: | JMc, DDel, MW, DKN |
