By: West S.B. No. 432
(In the Senate - Filed February 3, 2015; February 9, 2015,
read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
March 31, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9,
Nays 0; March 31, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to continuation of an additional fee for filing civil
cases in certain Dallas County courts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 51.705(f) and (h), Government Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(f) A resolution adopted under Subsection (e) continues
from year to year until July 1, 2030 [2016], allowing the county to
collect fees under the terms of this section until the resolution is
rescinded.
(h) A fee established under a particular resolution is
abolished on the earlier of:
(1) the date a resolution adopted under Subsection (e)
is rescinded as provided by Subsection (g); or
(2) July 1, 2030 [2016].
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, 2015.
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