1-1     By:  Armbrister                                       S.J.R. No. 49
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2001; March 14, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 24, 2001,
 1-4     reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 0;
 1-5     April 24, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                           SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-7     proposing a constitutional amendment to promote uniformity in the
 1-8     collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and criminal
 1-9     fees.
1-10           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by
1-12     adding Section 46 to read as follows:
1-13           Sec. 46.  (a)  In this section, "fee" means a fee in a
1-14     criminal or civil matter all or a portion of which is required to
1-15     be collected by local officers, clerks, or other local personnel
1-16     and remitted to the comptroller of public accounts for deposit in
1-17     the manner provided for in the law imposing the fee.
1-18           (b)  This section applies only if the legislature enacts by
1-19     law a program to consolidate and standardize the collection,
1-20     deposit, reporting, and remitting of fees.
1-21           (c)  A fee imposed by the legislature after the enactment of
1-22     the program described by Subsection (b) of this section is valid
1-23     only if the requirements relating to its collection, deposit,
1-24     reporting, and remitting conform to the program.
1-25           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-26     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001.
1-27     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
1-28     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to promote uniformity
1-29     in the collection, deposit, reporting, and remitting of civil and
1-30     criminal fees."
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