81R4425 KEL-D
By: England H.B. No. 572
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the imposition by a county or municipality of fees
related to certain collection services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 103.0031(c), Code of Criminal Procedure,
is amended to read as follows:
(c) The commissioners court or [The] governing body of a
county or municipality described by Article 103.0033(b) [with a
population of more than 1.9 million] may authorize the addition of
collection fees under Subsection (b) for a collection program
performed by employees of the commissioners court or governing
body.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.