1-1 By: Thompson of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Turner) H.B. No. 36
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 13, 1993;
1-3 April 14, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Finance; May 3, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote:
1-5 Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 3, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Montford x
1-9 Turner x
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Barrientos x
1-12 Bivins x
1-13 Ellis x
1-14 Haley x
1-15 Moncrief x
1-16 Parker x
1-17 Ratliff x
1-18 Sims x
1-19 Truan x
1-20 Zaffirini x
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to the compensation of certain statutory county court
1-24 judges and to certain fees and costs collected by district and
1-25 county clerks for deposit in the judicial fund.
1-26 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-27 SECTION 1. Section 25.0005(d), Government Code, is amended
1-28 to read as follows:
1-29 (d) Notwithstanding Section 25.0001(a), this section
1-30 prevails over any other law that limits a particular statutory
1-31 county court judge to an annual salary of less than the amount
1-32 provided by Subsection (a), but does not affect a salary minimum
1-33 set by other law that equals or exceeds the amount provided by
1-34 Subsection (a).
1-35 SECTION 2. Section 25.0016, Government Code, is amended by
1-36 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
1-37 (c) In determining the amount deposited in the judicial fund
1-38 under Section 51.702 for a county that collects fees and costs as
1-39 provided by that section, the comptroller shall credit one-half of
1-40 the fees deposited in the judicial fund under Section 51.701 by
1-41 that county for cases assigned to a statutory county court as fees
1-42 deposited under Section 51.702.
1-43 SECTION 3. Section 51.701, Government Code, is amended by
1-44 adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-45 (d) The district clerk, at the time fees are sent under
1-46 Subsection (b), shall report to the comptroller the amount of fees
1-47 collected under this section for cases assigned to a statutory
1-48 county court.
1-49 SECTION 4. Section 51.702, Government Code, is amended by
1-50 amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
1-51 follows:
1-52 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), in <In> addition
1-53 to all other fees authorized or required by other law, the clerk of
1-54 a statutory county court shall collect a $20 filing fee in each
1-55 civil case filed in the court to be used for court-related purposes
1-56 for the support of the judiciary.
1-57 (g) A clerk may not collect a fee under this section and
1-58 under Section 51.701.
1-59 SECTION 5. This Act applies only to filing fees for civil
1-60 cases filed and to costs on convictions occurring on or after the
1-61 effective date of this Act.
1-62 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the
1-63 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-64 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-65 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-66 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-67 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-68 passage, and it is so enacted.
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2-2 Austin,
2-3 Texas
2-4 May 3, 1993
2-5 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-6 President of the Senate
2-7 Sir:
2-8 We, your Committee on Finance to which was referred H.B. No. 36,
2-9 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
2-10 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
2-11 pass and be printed.
2-12 Montford,
2-13 Chairman
2-14 * * * * *
2-15 WITNESSES
2-16 FOR AGAINST ON
2-17 ___________________________________________________________________
2-18 Name: Jim Allison x
2-19 Representing: Cty Judges & Commissioners
2-20 City: Austin
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