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By: Zaffirini |
S.B. No. 380 |
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(In the Senate - Filed January 11, 2023; February 15, 2023, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; |
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March 13, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 13, 2023, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 380 |
By: Zaffirini |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to payment of certain court costs associated with |
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interpreters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 57.002, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 57.002. APPOINTMENT OF INTERPRETER OR CART PROVIDER; |
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CART PROVIDER LIST; PAYMENT OF INTERPRETER COSTS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 57.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A party to a proceeding in a court who files a statement |
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of inability to afford payment of court costs under Rule 145, Texas |
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Rules of Civil Procedure, is not required to provide an interpreter |
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at the party's expense or pay the costs associated with the services |
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of an interpreter appointed under this section that are incurred |
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during the course of the action, unless the statement has been |
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contested and the court has ordered the party to pay costs pursuant |
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to Rule 145. Nothing in this subsection is intended to apply to |
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interpreter services or other auxiliary aids for individuals who |
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are deaf, hard of hearing, or have communication disabilities, |
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which shall be provided to those individuals free of charge |
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pursuant to federal and state laws. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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action pending on the effective date of this Act or filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2023. |
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