H.B. No. 3194
AN ACT
relating to an exemption for the Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services from paying certain costs and fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 40.062, Human Resources Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 40.062. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN COSTS AND FEES. The
department is not required to pay any cost or fee otherwise imposed
for court proceedings or other services, including a:
(1) filing fee or fee for issuance or service of
process imposed by Section 110.002, Family Code, or by Section
51.317, 51.318(b)(2), or 51.319, Government Code;
(2) transfer fee imposed by Section 110.002 or
110.005, Family Code;
(3) court reporter fee imposed by Section 51.601,
Government Code;
(4) judicial fund fee imposed by Sections 51.701 and
51.702, Government Code;
(5) judge's fee imposed by Section 25.0008 or 25.0029,
Government Code; [or]
(6) cost or security fee imposed by Section 12 or 622,
Probate Code; or
(7) fee imposed by a county officer under Section
118.011 or 118.052, Local Government Code.
SECTION 2. Section 40.062, Human Resources Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to the payment of a fee under Section
118.011 or 118.052, Local Government Code, for a service requested
or action filed on or after September 1, 2003. The payment of a fee
for a service requested or action filed before September 1, 2003, is
governed by the law in effect on the date the service is requested
or the action is filed, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3194 was passed by the House on May 2,
2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3194 was passed by the Senate on May
28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor