By Uresti H.B. No. 2332
77R7301 JAT-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to a fee for preserving vital statistics records.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 191.0045, Health and Safety Code, is
1-5 amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (h) to
1-6 read as follows:
1-7 (d) A local registrar who issues a certified copy of a birth
1-8 or death certificate shall charge the same fees as charged by the
1-9 bureau of vital statistics, including the additional fee required
1-10 under Subsection (e), except as provided by Subsections
1-11 [Subsection] (g) and (h).
1-12 (h) In addition to other fees collected under this section,
1-13 a local registrar may collect a fee not to exceed $1 for the
1-14 preservation of vital statistics records maintained by the
1-15 registrar, including birth, death, fetal death, marriage, divorce,
1-16 and annulment records. A fee under this section shall be collected
1-17 by the registrar on the issuance of a vital statistics record.
1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.