FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 27, 2023
Time Requested: 01:41 PM |
| Agency: |
Supreme Court of Appeals |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3144 |
Introduced |
SB498 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Courts |
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FUND(S):
GENERAL REVENUE
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Increases Existing Expenses
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
SB498 will increase the jury reimbursement rate from "not less than $15 nor more than $40 per day" to $80 per day for each day of required attendance. To determine the estimated increases in expenditures, jury fees in FY 2022 and FY 2023 were reviewed.
Using the data from FY 2022 and the first 6 months of FY 2023, we determined that the average (annual) jury service reimbursement is 17,500 days of jury service per year.
If the jury reimbursement rate increases to $80 per day, the annual increase in Court expenditures would be $700,000 (17,500 days x $40).
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2023
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2024
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
700,000 |
700,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
700,000 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
SB498 will increase the jury reimbursement rate from "not less than $15 nor more than $40 per day" to $80 per day for each day of required attendance. To determine the estimated increases in expenditures, jury fees in FY 2022 and FY 2023 were reviewed.
Using the data from FY 2022 and the first 6 months of FY 2023, we determined that the average (annual) jury service reimbursement is 17,500 days of jury service per year.
If the jury reimbursement rate increases to $80 per day, the annual increase in Court expenditures would be $700,000 (17,500 days x $40).
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Keith Hoover, Deputy Admin. Director & Counsel
Email Address: Keith.Hoover@courtswv.gov