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           (d)  A fee to which this section applies may take effect on a
1-21     date before the next January 1 after the regular session at which
1-22     the bill adopting the fee was enacted only if the bill is passed by
1-23     a record vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
1-24     house of the legislature on final consideration in each house.
1-25           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
 2-1     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001.
 2-2     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
 2-3     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to promote uniformity
 2-4     in the collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and
 2-5     criminal fees."
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 49 was adopted by the Senate
         on May 1, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
         present not voting; and that the Senate concurred in House
         amendment on May 25, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0,
         one present not voting.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 49 was adopted by the House,
         with amendment, on May 22, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 143,
         Nays 0, one present not voting.
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                                                Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                      Date
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                    Governor