By Nixon H.B. No. 3077 77R9256 MXM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to exempting sole proprietorships from the registration 1-3 fee for engineering firms. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 13, The Texas Engineering Practice Act 1-6 (Article 3271a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by 1-7 adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: 1-8 (f) A sole proprietorship is exempt from the registration 1-9 fee assessed under Subsection (b) of this section for an 1-10 engineering firm. 1-11 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not affect 1-12 liability for a fee accruing before the effective date of this Act. 1-13 That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been 1-14 enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the 1-15 collection of the fee due and for any enforcement of the liability 1-16 for that fee. 1-17 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-18 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-19 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-20 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-21 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.