1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to a court fee to be used for courthouse security in Webb
1-3 County.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 291.009(a), Local Government Code, is
1-6 amended to read as follows:
1-7 (a) In addition to any other fee authorized by law,
1-8 including a fee for security under Section 291.008, the Webb County
1-9 Commissioners Court may set a fee not to exceed $20 to be collected
1-10 at the time of filing in each civil case filed in the county court,
1-11 a county court at law, or a district court in Webb County. The fee
1-12 shall be taxed as other costs. The county is not liable for the
1-13 costs.
1-14 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-15 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-16 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
1-17 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-18 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2347 was passed by the House on April
20, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2347 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________________
Date
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Governor