1-1 By: Tallas (Senate Sponsor - Madla) H.B. No. 2751
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 1993;
1-3 May 12, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 Jurisprudence; May 14, 1993, rereferred to Committee on
1-5 Intergovernmental Relations; May 20, 1993, reported favorably by
1-6 the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 20, 1993, sent to
1-7 printer.)
1-8 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-9 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-10 Armbrister x
1-11 Leedom x
1-12 Carriker x
1-13 Henderson x
1-14 Madla x
1-15 Moncrief x
1-16 Patterson x
1-17 Rosson x
1-18 Shapiro x
1-19 Wentworth x
1-20 Whitmire x
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to the issuance of certain documents by county clerks.
1-24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-25 SECTION 1. Section 118.014(a), Local Government Code, is
1-26 amended to read as follows:
1-27 (a) The fees <fee> for "Certified Papers" under Section
1-28 118.011 are <is> for the county clerk's certificate that shall be
1-29 placed on each page or part of a page, and a fee for copying each
1-30 page or part of a page, of a <and for issuing each certified copy,>
1-31 notice, statement, license, or document that the clerk is
1-32 authorized or required to issue. The fees <fee> must be paid <in
1-33 cash> at the time the order is placed.
1-34 SECTION 2. Section 118.059, Local Government Code, is
1-35 amended to read as follows:
1-36 Sec. 118.059. Issuing Document <Requiring Return, No Pending
1-37 Action>. (a) The fee <fees> for "Issuing Document <Requiring a
1-38 Return, No Pending Action>" under Section 118.052(3) is <are> for
1-39 <services in connection with which no action is pending.>
1-40 <(b) The fee for> issuing an original document and one copy
1-41 and includes recording the return of the document.
1-42 (b) <(c)> The fee for issuing for the same action at the
1-43 same time more than one set of an original and one copy of the same
1-44 document includes recording the return of the document. The fee
1-45 must be paid at the time the order is placed.
1-46 (c) <(d)> In this section, "document" includes a citation,
1-47 notice, commission to take depositions, execution, order, writ,
1-48 process, or other instrument or paper authorized or required to be
1-49 issued by the clerk <and on which a return must be recorded>.
1-50 SECTION 3. Section 118.060(a), Local Government Code, is
1-51 amended to read as follows:
1-52 (a) The fees <fee> for "Certified Papers<, No Return
1-53 Required>" under Section 118.052(3) are <is> for the county <the>
1-54 clerk's certificate that shall be placed on each page or part of a
1-55 page, and a fee for copying each page or part of a page, of a <and
1-56 for issuing a certificate, certified copy,> notice, statement,
1-57 transcript, or other document authorized or required to be issued
1-58 by the clerk <on which no return is to be recorded>.
1-59 SECTION 4. Section 118.011(a), Local Government Code, is
1-60 amended to read as follows:
1-61 (a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for
1-62 services rendered to any person:
1-63 (1) Personal Property Records Filing
1-64 (Sec. 118.012) ............................................. $ 2.00
1-65 (2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013):
1-66 for the first page ....................... $ 3.00
1-67 for each additional page or part of a page on
1-68 which there are visible marks of any kind .................. $ 2.00
2-1 for all or part of each 8-1/2" X 14" attachment
2-2 or rider ................................................... $ 2.00
2-3 for each name in excess of five names that has to
2-4 be indexed in all records in which the document must be
2-5 indexed .................................................... $ 0.25
2-6 (3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014):
2-7 for the clerk's certificate ...... $5.00 <$ 1.00>
2-8 plus a fee for each page or part of a page
2-9 <of> ....................................................... $ 1.00
2-10 (4) Birth or Death Certificate (Sec.
2-11 118.015) .................................. same as state registrar
2-12 (5) Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016) .............. $ 3.00
2-13 (6) Notary Appointment (Sec. 118.017) ......... $ 4.00
2-14 (7) Marriage License (Sec. 118.018) ........... $25.00
2-15 (8) Declaration of Informal Marriage
2-16 (Sec. 118.019) ............................................. $25.00
2-17 (9) Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020) ......... $ 5.00
2-18 (10) Oath Administration (Sec. 118.021) ....... $ 1.00
2-19 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
2-20 SECTION 6. The importance of this legislation and the
2-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
2-25 * * * * *
2-26 Austin,
2-27 Texas
2-28 May 20, 1993
2-29 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-30 President of the Senate
2-31 Sir:
2-32 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was
2-33 referred H.B. No. 2751, have had the same under consideration, and
2-34 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
2-35 recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
2-36 Armbrister,
2-37 Chairman
2-38 * * * * *
2-39 WITNESSES
2-40 FOR AGAINST ON
2-41 ___________________________________________________________________
2-42 Name: Anjanette Ables x
2-43 Representing: Legis. Committee as Chair
2-44 City: Granbury
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2-46 Name: Dianne Wilson x
2-47 Representing: Co/Dist. Clk Assoc. of Tx
2-48 City: Richmond
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2-50 Name: Susan Wendel x
2-51 Representing: Tx Assoc. of Counties
2-52 City: Austin
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