By: Armbrister S.J.R. No. 49 1-1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-2 proposing a constitutional amendment to promote uniformity in the 1-3 collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and criminal 1-4 fees. 1-5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by 1-7 adding Section 46 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 46. (a) In this section, "fee" means a fee in a 1-9 criminal or civil matter all or a portion of which is required to 1-10 be collected by local officers, clerks, or other local personnel 1-11 and remitted to the comptroller of public accounts for deposit in 1-12 the manner provided for in the law imposing the fee. 1-13 (b) This section applies only if the legislature enacts by 1-14 law a program to consolidate and standardize the collection, 1-15 deposit, reporting, and remitting of fees. 1-16 (c) A fee imposed by the legislature after the enactment of 1-17 the program described by Subsection (b) of this section is valid 1-18 only if the requirements relating to its collection, deposit, 1-19 reporting, and remitting conform to the program. 1-20 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-21 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001. 1-22 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 1-23 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to promote uniformity 1-24 in the collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and 2-1 criminal fees."