Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3498 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to authorize the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System to award grants, not later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, to reimburse counties and municipalities for the cost of preparing a plan outlining methods to improve the collection of court costs, fees, and fines imposed in criminal cases. The bill authorizes the Office of Court Administration to require that the county or municipality reimburse the state from the additional collections as a condition of the grant.