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."