By: West S.B. No. 287
(Smithee)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the elimination of certain court fees and costs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 102.101, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 102.101. ADDITIONAL COURT COSTS ON CONVICTION IN
JUSTICE COURT: CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. A clerk of a justice
court shall collect fees and costs under the Code of Criminal
Procedure on conviction of a defendant as follows:
(1) a jury fee (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal
Procedure) . . . $3;
(2) a fee for withdrawing request for jury less than 24
hours before time of trial (Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal
Procedure) . . . $3;
(3) a jury fee for two or more defendants tried jointly
(Art. 102.004, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . one jury fee of $3;
(4) a security fee on a misdemeanor offense (Art.
102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $4;
(5) a fee for technology fund on a misdemeanor offense
(Art. 102.0173, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . $4;
(6) a juvenile case manager fee (Art. 102.0174, Code
of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $5 if the court employs a
juvenile case manager;
(7) a fee on conviction of certain offenses involving
issuing or passing a subsequently dishonored check or similar sight
order (Art. 102.0071, Code of Criminal Procedure) . . . not to
exceed $30; and
(8) [a court cost on conviction of a Class C
misdemeanor in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, if
authorized by the county commissioners court (Art. 102.009, Code of
Criminal Procedure) . . . not to exceed $7; and
[(9)] a civil justice fee (Art. 102.022, Code of
Criminal Procedure) . . . $0.10.
SECTION 2. Section 42.221(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(b) A petition for review of each appraisal review board
order under this section must be filed with the court as provided by
Section 42.21. [The fee for filing each additional petition for
review under this section after the first petition for review
relating to the same property is filed for a tax year is $5.]
SECTION 3. The following provisions are repealed:
(1) Article 102.009, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(2) Sections 101.0617, 101.0817, 101.1216, and
101.122(b), Government Code;
(3) Section 112.059(e), Transportation Code; and
(4) Article 6219, Revised Statutes.
SECTION 4. 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, 2015.