78R3306 AKH-D

By:  Uresti                                                       H.B. No. 1353



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a fee for preserving vital statistics records.                    
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 191.0045, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (h) to 
read as follows:
	(d)  A local registrar who issues a certified copy of a birth 
or death certificate shall charge the same fees as charged by the 
bureau of vital statistics, including the additional fee required 
under Subsection (e), except as provided by Subsections
[Subsection] (g) and (h).
	(h)  In addition to other fees collected under this section, 
a local registrar may collect a fee not to exceed $1 for the 
preservation of vital statistics records maintained by the 
registrar, including birth, death, fetal death, marriage, divorce, 
and annulment records.  A fee under this section shall be collected 
by the registrar on the issuance of a vital statistics record.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.