1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the payment of fees or costs to certain political
1-3 subdivisions by credit card.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 132.002, Local Government Code, is amended
1-6 by adding a new Subsection (c) and relettering current Subsections
1-7 (c) and (d) as Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
1-8 (c) The governing body of a municipality may authorize the
1-9 acceptance of payment by credit card without requiring collection
1-10 of a fee.
1-11 (d) The commissioners court may authorize a county or
1-12 precinct officer who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other
1-13 charges on behalf of the county or the state to accept payment by
1-14 electronic means of a fee, fine, court costs, or other charge. The
1-15 commissioners court may also authorize a county or precinct officer
1-16 to collect and retain a handling fee for processing the payment by
1-17 electronic means.
1-18 (e) [(d)] A commissioners court may authorize the acceptance
1-19 of payment by credit card or by electronic means without requiring
1-20 collection of a fee.
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
2-1 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3162 was passed by the House on April
27, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3162 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 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