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| SPONSOR: | Taylor, J.G. | DATE TYPED: | 02/18/99 | HB | 570 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Additional Bernalillo Judgeship | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | O'Connell | ||||||
| Recurring
or Non-Rec |
Fund
Affected | ||||
| FY99 | FY2000 | FY99 | FY2000 | ||
| $ 235.0 | Recurring | General Fund | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates Part of HB 522
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC files
Administrative Office of the Courts analysis
Administrative Office of the District Attorneys analysis
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 570 appropriates $235.0 in recurring general fund for FY2000 to the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court to create a new judgeship.
Significant Issues
The new judge would be appointed by the governor effective July 1, 1999 and shall serve until succeeded in the general election of 2000.
House bill 570 does not include resources for the District Attorney and Public Defenders, whose workloads may be impacted by the creation of a new judgeship.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
House Bill 570 appropriates $235.0 in recurring general fund.
DUPLICATION
House Bill 570 duplicates a portion of House Bill 522.
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