1-1 By: Hartnett (Senate Sponsor - Harris of Dallas) H.B. No. 2849 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 1993; 1-3 May 4, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; May 20, 1993, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 20, 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 the use of certain probate court fees in Dallas County. 1-23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-24 SECTION 1. Section 25.0595, Government Code, is amended by 1-25 adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: 1-26 (j) In addition to the uses authorized by Section 1-27 118.064(b), Local Government Code, fees collected under Section 1-28 118.052(2)(A)(vi), Local Government Code, may be used by Dallas 1-29 County for providing staff for the statutory probate courts and for 1-30 court-related purposes for the support of the statutory probate 1-31 courts. In determining if the fee produces more revenue than 1-32 required as provided by Section 118.064(c), Local Government Code, 1-33 the commissioners court shall include the uses authorized by this 1-34 subsection. 1-35 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-36 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-37 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-38 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-39 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-40 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-41 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-42 * * * * * 1-43 Austin, 1-44 Texas 1-45 May 20, 1993 1-46 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-47 President of the Senate 1-48 Sir: 1-49 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was 1-50 referred H.B. No. 2849, have had the same under consideration, and 1-51 I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the 1-52 recommendation that it do pass and be printed. 1-53 Armbrister, 1-54 Chairman 1-55 * * * * * 1-56 WITNESSES 1-57 FOR AGAINST ON 1-58 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-59 Name: Craig Pardue x 1-60 Representing: Dallas County 1-61 City: Dallas 1-62 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-63 Name: Jim Jackson x 1-64 Representing: Dallas County Comm. Ct. 1-65 City: Dallas 1-66 -------------------------------------------------------------------