By Reyna of Bexar H.B. No. 918 76R644 DRH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the fees charged by a district or county clerk for 1-3 court records. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 118.066, Local Government Code, is 1-6 amended to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 118.066. PROHIBITED FEES. (a) A county clerk is not 1-8 entitled to a fee for: 1-9 (1) the examination of a paper or record in the 1-10 clerk's office; 1-11 (2) filing any process or document the clerk issues 1-12 that is returned to court; 1-13 (3) a motion or judgment on a motion for security for 1-14 costs; or 1-15 (4) taking or approving a bond for costs. 1-16 (b) A county clerk may not charge a person a fee for a paper 1-17 copy of a court record or of a document filed with a court in 1-18 connection with an action or proceeding if the original court 1-19 record or document is no longer available in paper form. 1-20 SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 51, Government Code, is 1-21 amended by adding Section 51.3195 to read as follows: 1-22 Sec. 51.3195. PROHIBITED FEES. A district clerk may not 1-23 charge a person a fee for a paper copy of a court record or of a 1-24 document filed with a court in connection with an action or 2-1 proceeding if the original court record or document is no longer 2-2 available in paper form. 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.