By Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 882 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a fee to finance security services for buildings 1-3 housing a district or county court. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 291, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 291.007 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 291.007. FEE FOR SECURITY. (a) A sum set by the 1-8 commissioners court not to exceed $5 shall be collected at the time 1-9 of filing in each civil case filed in a county or district court 1-10 and shall be taxed as other costs, except in suits for delinquent 1-11 taxes. The county is not liable for the costs. 1-12 (b) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the 1-13 costs and pay them to the county treasurer, or to any other 1-14 official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county 1-15 treasurer, for deposit in a fund to be known as the courthouse 1-16 security fund. The fund may be used only for the purpose of 1-17 providing security services for buildings housing a district or 1-18 county court. 1-19 (c) The courthouse security fund shall be administered by or 1-20 under the direction of the commissioners court. 1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993, and 1-22 applies only to a civil case filed on or after that date. 1-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.