86R14022 PMO-D By: Farrar H.B. No. 3553 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to filing fees for the electronic filing system established by the Supreme Court of Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 72.031(c-1), Government Code, is repealed. SECTION 2. Section 103.027(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Any fee of $2 charged by a local government or appellate court for an electronic filing transaction as authorized under Section 72.031(c), Government Code, shall be collected. [This subsection expires September 1, 2019.] SECTION 3. 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 on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session.