By:  Eckels                                          H.J.R. No. 106
       73R6402 DWS-D
                                  A JOINT RESOLUTION
    1-1  proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing counties to
    1-2  establish bond and court cost fees.
    1-3        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-4        SECTION 1.  Article IX of the Texas Constitution is amended
    1-5  by adding Section 14 to read as follows:
    1-6        Sec. 14.  A county may set and collect bond fees and court
    1-7  cost fees relating to civil actions or criminal actions, or both,
    1-8  in courts in the county.  The fees must be in an amount necessary
    1-9  to recover costs incurred in the action by the county, the court,
   1-10  or both the county and the court.  The fees are not required to be
   1-11  uniform among the counties.
   1-12        SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
   1-13  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993.
   1-14  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
   1-15  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment authorizing
   1-16  counties to establish bond and court cost fees."