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. 1-26 * * * * *