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House Bill 1079 |
House Author: Thompson, Senfronia et al. |
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Effective: 6-16-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Perry |
Previous law required the comptroller of public accounts to credit to the judicial fund for programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil legal services to the indigent the net amount of a civil penalty recovered in an attorney general action under the Business & Commerce Code's Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act and the net amount of civil restitution recovered in an attorney general action arising from a consumer protection, public health, or general welfare law violation. House Bill 1079 amends the Government Code to expand the types of civil action for which the net amount of a recovered penalty must be credited to the legal aid fund to include any attorney general action under the Business & Commerce Code and to expand the types of civil action for which the net amount of recovered restitution must be so credited to include any civil action brought by the attorney general. The bill does not capture funds designated for other entities under a separate statute or a judicial award.