H.B. No. 2499
AN ACT
relating to the electronic filing of bail bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended by adding Article 17.026 to read as follows:
Art. 17.026. ELECTRONIC FILING OF BAIL BOND. In any manner
permitted by the county in which the bond is written, a bail bond
may be filed electronically with the court, judge, magistrate, or
other officer taking the bond.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2499 was passed by the House on May 5,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2499 was passed by the Senate on May
26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor