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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to continuation of an additional fee for filing civil |
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cases in certain Dallas County courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 51.705(f) and (h), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) A resolution adopted under Subsection (e) continues |
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from year to year until July 1, 2030 [2016], allowing the county to |
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collect fees under the terms of this section until the resolution is |
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rescinded. |
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(h) A fee established under a particular resolution is |
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abolished on the earlier of: |
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(1) the date a resolution adopted under Subsection (e) |
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is rescinded as provided by Subsection (g); or |
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(2) July 1, 2030 [2016]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |