Amend CSHB 3167 as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 11-13 and substitute the following:
(1) except as provided by Subsection (b-1), for filing
a suit, including an appeal from an inferior court [and for filing a
petition for preconviction writ of habeas corpus] $50 [$45]
(2) On page 2, strike lines 9-11 and substitute the
following:
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003. Section
51.317(b), Government Code, as amended by this Act, and Section
51.317(b-1), Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a
fee that becomes due on or after September 1, 2003.