Amend CSSB 1704 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in proposed Subsection (c),
Section 61.0015, Government Code, between "claim" and the
underlined period (page 1, line 32), insert "from money collected
under Article 102.0045, Code of Criminal Procedure, and deposited
in the judicial fund".
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, immediately following proposed
Subsection (c), Section 61.0015, Government Code (page 1, between
lines 32 and 33), add the following:
(d) If sufficient money described by Subsection (c) is not
available to satisfy the claims for reimbursement filed by the
counties under this section, the comptroller shall apportion the
available money among the counties by reducing the amount payable
to each county on an equal percentage basis.
(e) If a payment on a county's claim for reimbursement is
reduced under Subsection (d), or if a county fails to file the claim
for reimbursement in a timely manner, the comptroller shall:
(1) pay the balance owed to the county when sufficient
money described by Subsection (c) is available; or
(2) carry forward the balance owed to the county and
pay the balance to the county when the next payment is required.
(3) In SECTION 5 of the bill, in proposed Article 102.0045,
Code of Criminal Procedure, between "COUNTIES." and "A" (page 2,
line 11), insert "(a)".
(4) In SECTION 5 of the bill, immediately following proposed
Article 102.0045, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 2, between lines
16 and 17), add the following:
(b) The clerk of the court shall remit the fees collected
under this article to the comptroller in the manner provided by
Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code. The comptroller
shall deposit the fees in the judicial fund.
(5) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to
the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 133.003, Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 133.003. CRIMINAL FEES. This chapter applies to the
following criminal fees:
(1) the consolidated fee imposed under Section
133.102;
(2) the time payment fee imposed under Section
133.103;
(3) fees for services of peace officers employed by
the state imposed under Article 102.011, Code of Criminal
Procedure, and forwarded to the comptroller as provided by Section
133.104;
(4) costs on conviction imposed in certain statutory
county courts under Section 51.702, Government Code, and deposited
in the judicial fund;
(5) costs on conviction imposed in certain county
courts under Section 51.703, Government Code, and deposited in the
judicial fund;
(6) the administrative fee for failure to appear or
failure to pay or satisfy a judgment imposed under Section 706.006,
Transportation Code; [and]
(7) fines on conviction imposed under Section
621.506(g), Transportation Code; and
(8) the fee imposed under Article 102.0045, Code of
Criminal Procedure.
SECTION __. Section 51.607, Government Code, does not apply
to court costs or fees imposed under this Act.