Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1646 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/23/2017

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                    H.B. No. 1646


 AN ACT
 relating to the waiver of certain fees for an assumed name
 certificate or a statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name
 filed by a military veteran.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 71.155, Business & Commerce Code, is
 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
 read as follows:
 (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] county
 clerk shall collect a fee of:
 (1)  $2 for filing each certificate or statement
 required or permitted to be filed under this chapter; and
 (2)  50 cents for each name to be indexed.
 (a-1)  The county clerk may waive all fees under Subsection
 (a) for a registrant who is a military veteran. In this subsection,
 "military veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 55.001,
 Occupations Code.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 ______________________________ ______________________________
 President of the Senate Speaker of the House
 I certify that H.B. No. 1646 was passed by the House on April
 27, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 3 present, not
 voting.
 ______________________________
 Chief Clerk of the House
 I certify that H.B. No. 1646 was passed by the Senate on May
 19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 ______________________________
 Secretary of the Senate
 APPROVED:  _____________________
 Date
 _____________________
 Governor