By Reyna of Bexar H.B. No. 918 76R10365 DRH-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the copies prepared by a district or county clerk of 1-3 certain court records. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 118, Local Government Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 118.0526 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 118.0526. COPIES OF COURT RECORDS PRESERVED ONLY ON 1-8 MICROFILM OR BY ELECTRONIC METHOD. (a) On the written request of 1-9 a party in an action, the clerk of a county court shall provide the 1-10 court with a copy of a motion, order, or other pleading in the 1-11 action that is preserved only on microfilm or by other electronic 1-12 means. The request must specify the document sought and the 1-13 approximate date that the document was filed. 1-14 (b) The county clerk may not charge a fee for a copy made 1-15 under this section. 1-16 SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 51, Government Code, is 1-17 amended by adding Section 51.3195 to read as follows: 1-18 Sec. 51.3195. COPIES OF COURT RECORDS PRESERVED ONLY ON 1-19 MICROFILM OR BY ELECTRONIC METHOD. (a) On the written request of 1-20 a party in an action, the district clerk shall provide the court 1-21 with a copy of a motion, order, or other pleading in the action 1-22 that is preserved only on microfilm or by other electronic means. 1-23 The request must specify the document sought and the approximate 1-24 date that the document was filed. 2-1 (b) The district clerk may not charge a fee for a copy made 2-2 under this section. 2-3 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-4 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-5 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.