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2005S0480-1  03/08/05


By:  Gallegos                                                     S.B. No. 1424


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to filing fees in a civil matter in a justice court or 
small claims court.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 118.122, Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 118.122.  FEES BEFORE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT.  (a)  The fee 
for "Services rendered before judgment" under Section 118.121(1) is 
for all required filings of documents, including the filing of a 
counterclaim, and all other processes and procedures in a civil 
matter in a justice court or small claims court.
	(b)  The fee is paid by the plaintiff or the party initiating 
the action, counterclaim, cross action, third party action, or 
intervention at the time the applicable action or counterclaim is 
initiated.  The fee is paid only one time for each of those actions 
or counterclaims.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act to Section 
118.122, Local Government Code, applies only to a counterclaim 
filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.