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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from court reporter transcript fees for a |
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county that provides and maintains court reporting equipment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 52, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 52.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 52.060. TRANSCRIPT FEE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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(a) This section applies only to a county that provides and |
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maintains court reporting equipment for a court in the county in |
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accordance with the county's established plan for the periodic |
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replacement of obsolete equipment. |
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(b) A county official or employee while transacting county |
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business is exempt from the payment of any fee authorized under this |
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chapter for issuance of a transcript of a case heard in a court for |
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which the county provides and maintains court reporting equipment |
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in accordance with the plan described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 52.060, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a fee for a transcript requested in |
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accordance with that section on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |