By: Leedom S.B. No. 243 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to a fee to finance security services for buildings 1-2 housing a district or county court. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 291, Local Government Code, is amended by 1-5 adding Section 291.007 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 291.007. FEE FOR SECURITY. (a) A sum set by the 1-7 commissioners court not to exceed $5 shall be collected at the time 1-8 of filing in each civil case filed in a county or district court 1-9 and shall be taxed as other costs, except in suits for delinquent 1-10 taxes. The county is not liable for the costs. 1-11 (b) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the 1-12 costs and pay them to the county treasurer, or to any other 1-13 official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county 1-14 treasurer, for deposit in a fund to be known as the courthouse 1-15 security fund. The fund may be used only for the purpose of 1-16 providing security services for buildings housing a district or 1-17 county court. 1-18 (c) The courthouse security fund shall be administered by or 1-19 under the direction of the commissioners court. 1-20 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993, and 1-21 applies only to a civil case filed on or after that date. 1-22 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-23 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-1 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-2 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-3 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.