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S.B. No. 1744
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.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1744 passed the Senate on
May 1, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1744 passed the House on
May 25, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor