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AN ACT
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relating to exempting certain military personnel from certain state |
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and local governmental fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 431, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 431.039 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 431.039. EXEMPTION FROM FEES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL |
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BEING DEPLOYED. A member of the National Guard on federal active |
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duty, or a member of the armed forces of the United States on active |
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duty, who is preparing to be deployed to serve in a hostile fire |
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zone as designated by the United States secretary of defense is |
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exempt from paying the following state or local governmental fees |
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the member incurs because of the deployment to arrange the member's |
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personal affairs: |
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(1) fees for obtaining copies of: |
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(A) a birth certificate; |
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(B) a recorded marriage license; |
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(C) a divorce decree; |
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(D) a child support order; |
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(E) guardianship documents; and |
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(F) property tax records; |
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(2) fees for issuing a marriage license or duplicate |
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marriage license; and |
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(3) fees for transferring title to real or personal |
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property. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1260 was passed by the House on April |
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13, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1260 on May 14, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1260 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 8, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |