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| 1 | 1 | 88R5801 JTZ-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cole H.B. No. 3607 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the processing of United States passport applications | |
| 8 | 8 | by a district court clerk; authorizing fees. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Sections 51.3031(a) and (b), Government Code, | |
| 11 | 11 | are amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) A district clerk may perform all duties necessary to | |
| 13 | 13 | process an application for a United States passport, including | |
| 14 | 14 | taking passport photographs and selling money orders to applicants | |
| 15 | 15 | for payment purposes. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) To recover the costs of taking passport photographs and | |
| 17 | 17 | selling money orders, a district clerk may collect [a] reasonable | |
| 18 | 18 | fees for the provided services [fee] in amounts [an amount] set by | |
| 19 | 19 | the commissioners court of the county in which the district clerk's | |
| 20 | 20 | office is located. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |