Amend SB 1792 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, lines 26-27, strike "in the same manner as provided by general law for a private litigant".
(2) On page 3, line 22, strike "shall" and substitute "may".
(3) On page 6, strike lines 11-14 and substitute:
(c) A party requesting a hearing shall pay a filing fee of $100 to the clerk of the justice court. If that party prevails under the justice's finding under Subsection (f), the other party shall reimburse the prevailing party for the amount of the filing fee within 10 days after issuance of the finding.
(4) On page 11, between lines 4 and 5, insert:
(c) For the purposes of Section 2303.155(b)(4), Occupations Code, fees required to be submitted to a governmental entity include an amount for unpaid tolls and fees owed by the registered owner of an impounded vehicle as set out in timely written notice given by the toll project entity to the operator of the vehicle storage facility where the vehicle is impounded. The toll project entity may set out in that notice an amount less than all unpaid tolls and fees owed by the registered owner without releasing the registered owner from liability under any other law for the full amount of unpaid tolls and fees.
(5) On page 12, line 4, strike "five" and substitute "two".
(6) On page 13, line 17, strike "A reasonable fee not to exceed $100 may be" and substitute "A filing fee of $100 shall be".
(7) On page 13, lines 18-19, strike "as court costs".
(8) Strike page 13, line 21, and substitute:
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.