86R37020 TSS-D
By: Leach H.R. No. 2188
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That House Rule 13,
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
resolve the differences on Senate Bill 891 (the operation and
administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in
the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing
fees; creating a criminal offense) to consider and take action on
the following matter:
House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4) is suspended to permit the
committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house
or senate version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to
ARTICLE 13 of the bill:
SECTION 13.01. Section 231.103(a), Family Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The Title IV-D agency may:
(1) charge a reasonable application fee;
(2) charge a $35 [$25] annual service fee; and
(3) to the extent permitted by federal law, recover
costs for the services provided in a Title IV-D case.
Explanation: The addition is necessary to amend the Family
Code to provide for an increase of the annual service fee charged by
the Title IV-D agency.