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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of a schedule of fees for the compensation |
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of court-appointed defense counsel in criminal cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 26.05(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) All payments made under this article shall be paid in |
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accordance with a schedule of fees adopted by formal action of the |
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judges of the county courts, statutory county courts, and district |
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courts trying criminal cases in each county. A [On adoption of a] |
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schedule of fees adopted as provided by this subsection must be |
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delivered to the commissioners court of the county not later than |
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the 90th day before the first day of the county's next fiscal year |
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and, if delivered to the commissioners court on or before that 90th |
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day, takes effect on that first day of the next fiscal year. |
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Otherwise, the schedule of fees takes effect on the first day of the |
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next fiscal year that begins at least 90 days after the date of |
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delivery[, a copy of the schedule shall be sent to the commissioners
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court of the county ]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the adoption of a schedule of fees that will take effect on or |
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after January 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |