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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to court reporter service fees in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.601(a-1), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the clerk of each |
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court that has an official court reporter and that serves a county |
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with a population of 750,000 or more and located on the Texas-Mexico |
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border [that contains a municipality with a population of 500,000
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or more] shall collect a court reporter service fee of $30 as a |
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court cost in each civil case filed with the clerk to maintain a |
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court reporter who is available for assignment in the court. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a case filed with the clerk of a court that has an official court |
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reporter on or after the effective date of this Act. A case filed |
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with the clerk of the court before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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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, 2019. |