By: West  S.B. No. 1908
         (In the Senate - Filed April 23, 2013; April 24, 2013, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; May 1, 2013,
  reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0;
  May 1, 2013, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to a study conducted by the Office of Court Administration
  of the Texas Judicial System and the repeal of certain court fees
  and costs.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 72, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 72.031 to read as follows:
         Sec. 72.031.  REPEAL OF CERTAIN COURT FEES AND COSTS.
  (a)  Not later than December 1, 2015, the office shall:
               (1)  conduct a study on court fees and costs that
  identifies each statutory law imposing a fee or cost for filing a
  paper document with a court in this state;
               (2)  determine whether each identified fee or cost is
  necessary;
               (3)  compile a list of the identified fees and costs and
  of each fee or cost the office determines is necessary; and
               (4)  publish the list on the office's Internet website
  and in the Texas Register.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a court fee or cost
  included in the list prepared under Subsection (a) that is not
  determined and listed as necessary by the office is repealed on
  January 1, 2016.
         (c)  The Texas Legislative Council shall prepare for
  consideration by the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, a revision
  of the statutes of this state as necessary to reflect the state of
  the law after the list is published as required under this section.
  This subsection expires January 1, 2018.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
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