By Goolsby H.B. No. 1612 77R5323 MCK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to permitted forms of payment for permit application fees. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 11.35, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 1-5 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 11.35. PAYMENT OF FEE. (a) Each permit application 1-7 must be accompanied by a cashier's check or money order or an 1-8 electronic form of payment approved by commission rule for the 1-9 amount of the state fee, payable to the order of the comptroller. 1-10 (b) The commission may set a processing fee in an amount 1-11 that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the 1-12 commission in processing the electronic payment. 1-13 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.