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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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) A member of the National Guard on federal |
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active duty, or a member of the armed forces of the United States on |
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active duty, who is preparing to be deployed to serve in a hostile |
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fire zone as designated by the United States secretary of defense is |
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exempt from paying any state or local governmental fee the member |
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incurs because of the deployment to arrange the member's personal |
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affairs. |
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(b) The adjutant general shall by rule: |
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(1) identify fees that qualify for the exemption, |
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which must include fees for: |
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(A) obtaining copies of birth certificates or |
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marriage certificates; and |
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(B) transferring property titles; and |
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(2) after consultation with federal authorities, |
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prescribe the manner in which a governmental entity is made aware of |
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the right to an exemption. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |