1-1     By:  Raymond (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini)             H.B. No. 2347
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001;
 1-3     April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Intergovernmental Relations; May 10, 2001, reported favorably by
 1-5     the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 10, 2001, sent to
 1-6     printer.)
 1-7                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-8                                   AN ACT
 1-9     relating to a court fee to be used for courthouse security in Webb
1-10     County.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1. Section 291.009(a), Local Government Code, is
1-13     amended to read as follows:
1-14           (a)  In addition to any other fee authorized by law,
1-15     including a fee for security under Section 291.008, the Webb County
1-16     Commissioners Court may set a fee not to exceed $20 to be collected
1-17     at the time of filing in each civil case filed in the county court,
1-18     a county court at law, or a district court in Webb County.  The fee
1-19     shall be taxed as other costs.  The county is not liable for the
1-20     costs.
1-21           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-22     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-23     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-24     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-25     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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