74R10976 JMM-D By Kubiak H.B. No. 2600 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2600: By Goolsby C.S.H.B. No. 2600 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the fees required of certain persons who practice 1-3 public accountancy. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 9A, Public Accountancy Act of 1991 1-6 (Article 41a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by 1-7 adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: 1-8 (d) The increase in fees and the additional fee provided by 1-9 Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a license 1-10 holder who is an employee of the federal government and restricted, 1-11 by virtue of the license holder's employment, from engaging in the 1-12 practice of public accountancy outside the scope of the license 1-13 holder's employment by the federal government. 1-14 (e) The increase in fees and the additional fee provided by 1-15 Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a license 1-16 holder who is an employee of an agency of the state that has 1-17 authorized the payment of the fee increase and additional fee on 1-18 behalf of the license holder. 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a fee increase or 1-20 additional fee that becomes due on or after the effective date of 1-21 this Act. A fee increase or additional fee that becomes due before 1-22 the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at 1-23 the time the fee increase or additional fee became due, and the 1-24 former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 2-1 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.