By Goodman H.B. No. 1364
77R4576 SGA-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the funding of alternative dispute resolution systems.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 152.004(a), Civil Practice and Remedies
1-5 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-6 (a) To establish and maintain an alternative dispute
1-7 resolution system, the commissioners court may set a court cost in
1-8 an amount not to exceed $15 [$10] to be taxed, collected, and paid
1-9 as other court costs in each civil case filed in a county or
1-10 district court in the county, including a civil case relating to
1-11 probate matters but not including:
1-12 (1) a suit for delinquent taxes;
1-13 (2) a condemnation proceeding under Chapter 21,
1-14 Property Code; or
1-15 (3) a proceeding under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and
1-16 Safety Code.
1-17 SECTION 2. Section 152.005, Civil Practice and Remedies
1-18 Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-19 Sec. 152.005. ADDITIONAL FEE FOR JUSTICE COURTS [CERTAIN
1-20 COUNTIES]. (a) To establish and maintain an alternative dispute
1-21 resolution system, the commissioners court [of a county with a
1-22 population of 2.5 million or more] may, in addition to the court
1-23 cost authorized under Section 152.004, set a court cost in an
1-24 amount not to exceed $5 [$3] for civil cases filed in a justice
2-1 court located in the county, but not including:
2-2 (1) a suit for delinquent taxes; or
2-3 (2) an eviction proceeding, including a forcible
2-4 detainer, a forcible entry and detainer, or a writ of re-entry.
2-5 (b) A clerk of the court shall collect and pay the court
2-6 cost in the manner prescribed by Section 152.004(c).
2-7 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
2-8 applies only to a civil case filed on or after that date.