83R742 KKR-D
By: Harless H.B. No. 981
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the production of the index of the parties to all suits
by the clerk of a district court.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 51.303, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) On application by any person, the clerk of a district
court shall promptly produce the index of the parties to all suits
for inspection or copying. If the index is in an electronic form,
the clerk shall provide an electronic copy for a fee set in
accordance with the rules prescribed by the attorney general that
are applicable to the provision of electronic copies of public
information.
SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 101.06111 to read as follows:
Sec. 101.06111. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT
CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect a fee for
providing an electronic copy of the index of the parties to all
suits under Section 51.303, Government Code, in an amount set in
accordance with the rules prescribed by the attorney general that
are applicable to the provision of electronic copies of public
information.
SECTION 3. 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, 2013.