By Place H.B. No. 1391 74R4103 DLF-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to free trial transcripts for appeals in which an 1-3 affidavit of inability to pay costs has been filed. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 13.003(a), Civil Practice and Remedies 1-6 Code, is amended to read as follows: 1-7 (a) A court reporter or clerk of a court shall provide 1-8 without cost a transcript of the statement of facts for appealing a 1-9 judgment from the court only if: 1-10 (1) an affidavit of inability to pay the cost of the 1-11 appeal has been filed under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure; 1-12 and 1-13 (2) the trial judge finds: 1-14 (A) the appeal is not frivolous; and 1-15 (B) the statement of facts is needed to decide 1-16 the issue presented by the appeal. 1-17 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 1-18 (b) This Act applies only to an appeal filed on or after the 1-19 effective date of this Act. An appeal filed before the effective 1-20 date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately 1-21 before the effective date of this Act and that law is continued in 1-22 effect for that purpose. 1-23 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-24 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.