HBA-MSH H.B. 2347 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2347
By: Raymond
County Affairs
3/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Webb County Commissioner Court is authorized to
impose a courthouse security fee not to exceed $20 to be collected at the
time of filing in each civil case filed in the county court, a county court
at law, or a district court in Webb County.  Also the commissioners court
of any county may set a security fee not to exceed $5 to be collected at
the time of filing in each civil case filed.  It is unclear whether the law
allows Webb County to charge a maximum of $20 or $25 for a security fee.
House Bill 2347 clarifies the provisions and authorizes Webb County to
charge a maximum $25 security fee. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2347 amends the Local Government Code to authorize the Webb
County Commissioners Court to set a courthouse security fee in addition to
any security fee authorized by law to be collected at the time of filing in
each civil case in the county court. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.