SRC-SLL, JBJ S.B. 686 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 686 By: Brown Jurisprudence 8/10/1999 Enrolled DIGEST Currently, a child support lien may be filed with the county clerk for past due child support. The clerk may not charge a filing fee to the attorney general's office, a domestic relations office, or a friend of the court. But other individuals filing the lien are charged. S.B. 686 amends Section 157.315(b), Family Code, to prohibit any individual from being required to pay a fee for recording a notice of lien or for releasing the lien. PURPOSE As enrolled, S.B. 686 prohibits certain individuals from being required to pay a fee in order to file a lien in a child support matter. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 157.315, Family Code, by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c), to prohibit a county clerk from charging any party a fee for recording the notice of a lien. Requires the lien notice to be styled "Notice of Child Support Lien" to qualify for the exemption. Prohibits the county from charging certain persons a fee for recording the release of a lien. Deletes a requirement that the county shall collect fees from the obligor filing the release. Makes conforming and nonsubstantive changes. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.