By Lewis of Tarrant H.B. No. 2573 74R7813 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to county law library fees charged in cases filed in 1-3 justice court. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 323.023(a), Local Government Code, is 1-6 amended to read as follows: 1-7 (a) A sum set by the commissioners court not to exceed $20 1-8 shall be taxed, collected, and paid as other costs in each civil 1-9 case filed in a county or district court, except suits for 1-10 delinquent taxes. A sum set by the commissioners court not to 1-11 exceed $10 shall be taxed, collected, and paid as other costs in 1-12 each civil case filed in a justice court. The county is not liable 1-13 for the costs. 1-14 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-19 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-20 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-21 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 1-22 Amend HB 2573 as follows: 1-23 1. On page 1, line 7, after the word "A" and before the word 1-24 "set", strike "sum" and substitute "fee" 2-1 2. On page 1, line 8, after the word "be" and before the 2-2 word "collected", strike "taxed," 2-3 3. On page 1, line 10, after the word "A" and before the 2-4 word "set", strike "sum" and substitute "fee" 2-5 4. On page 1, line 11, after the word "be" and before the 2-6 word "collected", strike "taxed," 2-7 Chisum