85R7132 TSR-D
 
  By: Lozano, Herrero H.B. No. 1646
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the waiver of certain fees for an assumed name
  certificate or a statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name
  filed by a military veteran.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 71.155, Business & Commerce Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] county
  clerk shall collect a fee of:
               (1)  $2 for filing each certificate or statement
  required or permitted to be filed under this chapter; and
               (2)  50 cents for each name to be indexed.
         (a-1)  The county clerk may waive all fees under Subsection
  (a) for a registrant who is a military veteran. In this subsection,
  "military veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 55.001,
  Occupations Code.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.