1-1 By: Goolsby (Senate Sponsor - Leedom) H.B. No. 104 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 17, 1993; 1-3 May 18, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 25, 1993, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 25, 1993, sent to 1-6 printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-9 Armbrister x 1-10 Leedom x 1-11 Carriker x 1-12 Henderson x 1-13 Madla x 1-14 Moncrief x 1-15 Patterson x 1-16 Rosson x 1-17 Shapiro x 1-18 Wentworth x 1-19 Whitmire x 1-20 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-21 AN ACT 1-22 relating to research fees charged by certain libraries in the state 1-23 library system. 1-24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-25 SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 441, Government Code, is 1-26 amended by adding Section 441.139 to read as follows: 1-27 Sec. 441.139. RESEARCH FEES FOR FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES. 1-28 (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subchapter, a 1-29 library, including a public library, in a city with a population of 1-30 1,000,000 or more and that has adopted a council-manager form of 1-31 government, may charge a reasonable fee to a for-profit business 1-32 entity for providing in-depth research services or research support 1-33 relating to the entity's business activities. 1-34 (b) A library may not charge a fee under this section in 1-35 circumstances under which charging a fee is not allowed by federal 1-36 law for federal funding purposes. 1-37 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 1-38 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-39 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-40 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-41 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-42 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 1-43 * * * * * 1-44 Austin, 1-45 Texas 1-46 May 25, 1993 1-47 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-48 President of the Senate 1-49 Sir: 1-50 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was 1-51 referred H.B. No. 104, have had the same under consideration, and I 1-52 am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the 1-53 recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 1-54 Armbrister, 1-55 Chairman 1-56 * * * * * 1-57 WITNESSES 1-58 FOR AGAINST ON 1-59 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-60 Name: Larry Casto x 1-61 Representing: City of Dallas 1-62 City: Dallas 1-63 -------------------------------------------------------------------