1-1 By: Kubiak (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister) H.B. No. 2600 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 15, 1995; 1-3 May 18, 1995, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance; 1-4 May 25, 1995, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, 1-5 Nays 0; May 25, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the fees required of certain persons who practice 1-9 public accountancy. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Section 9A, Public Accountancy Act of 1991 1-12 (Article 41a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by 1-13 adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: 1-14 (d) 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 the federal government and restricted, 1-17 by virtue of the license holder's employment, from engaging in the 1-18 practice of public accountancy outside the scope of the license 1-19 holder's employment by the federal government. 1-20 (e) The increase in fees and the additional fee provided by 1-21 Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to a license 1-22 holder who is an employee of an agency of the state that has 1-23 authorized the payment of the fee increase and additional fee on 1-24 behalf of the license holder. 1-25 SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a fee increase or 1-26 additional fee that becomes due on or after the effective date of 1-27 this Act. A fee increase or additional fee that becomes due before 1-28 the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at 1-29 the time the fee increase or additional fee became due, and the 1-30 former law is continued in effect for that purpose. 1-31 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-32 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-33 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-34 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-35 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 1-36 * * * * *