By: Lozano, Herrero (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 1646
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017;
May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran
Affairs & Border Security; May 15, 2017, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 15, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.
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