By: Huffman S.B. No. 1970
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to increasing the electronic filing fee for certain courts
of law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 51.851(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) In addition to other fees authorized or required by law,
the clerk of the supreme court, a court of appeals, a district
court, a county court, a statutory county court, or a statutory
probate court shall collect a $30 [$20] fee on the filing of any
civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an
appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action,
intervention, interpleader, or third-party action requiring a
filing fee to be used as provided by Section 51.852.
SECTION 2. Section 101.0211, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 101.0211. ADDITIONAL SUPREME COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT
CODE. The clerk of the supreme court shall collect a statewide
electronic filing system fund fee of $30 [$20] under Section
51.851, Government Code.
SECTION 3. Section 101.0411, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 101.0411. ADDITIONAL COURT OF APPEALS FEES: GOVERNMENT
CODE. The clerk of a court of appeals shall collect a statewide
electronic filing system fund fee of $30 [$20] under Section
51.851, Government Code.
SECTION 4. Section 101.06118, Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 101.06118. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT
CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect a statewide
electronic filing system fund fee of $30 [$20] under Section
51.851, Government Code.
SECTION 5. Section 101.08117, Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 101.08117. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES:
GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory county court shall
collect a statewide electronic filing system fund fee of $30 [$20]
under Section 51.851, Government Code.
SECTION 6. Section 101.10116, Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 101.10116. ADDITIONAL STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES:
GOVERNMENT CODE. The clerk of a statutory probate court shall
collect a statewide electronic filing system fund fee of $30 [$20]
under Section 51.851, Government Code.
SECTION 7. Section 101.12126, Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 101.12126. ADDITIONAL COUNTY COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT
CODE. The clerk of a county court shall collect a statewide
electronic filing system fund fee of $30 [$20] under Section
51.851, Government Code.
SECTION 8. (a) Section 51.607, Government Code, does not
apply to the imposition of a fee assessed under:
(1) Section 51.851, Government Code, as amended by
this Act;
(2) Section 101.0211, Government Code, as amended by
this Act;
(3) Section 101.0411, Government Code, as amended by
this Act;
(4) Section 101.06118, Government Code, as amended by
this Act;
(5) Section 101.08117, Government Code, as amended by
this Act;
(6) Section 101.10116, Government Code, as amended by
this Act.
(b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a fee
that becomes payable on or after September 1, 2015. A fee that
becomes payable before that date is governed by the law in effect
when the fee became payable, and the former law is continued in
effect for that purpose.
SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.