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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Taylor, J.G. DATE TYPED: 03/31/00 HB 28
SHORT TITLE: Second District Attorney Grand Juries SB
ANALYST: O'Connell


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY0
$ 210.0 $ Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



House Bill 28 appropriates $60.0 in recurring general fund for FY00 and FY01 to the Second Judicial District Attorney and $150.0 in recurring general fund for FY00 and FY01 to the Second Judicial District Court for costs related to reindicting cases invalidated by the Supreme Court opinion in State v. Ulibarri and Popplewell. The Supreme Court opined that juries had been improperly instructed in a significant number of cases in the Second Judicial District and that indictments in these cases were no longer valid.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



House Bill 28 appropriates $210.0 in recurring general fund.



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