88R5801 JTZ-F
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1730
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the processing of United States passport applications
  by a district court clerk; authorizing fees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 51.3031(a) and (b), Government Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A district clerk may perform all duties necessary to
  process an application for a United States passport, including
  taking passport photographs and selling money orders to applicants
  for payment purposes.
         (b)  To recover the costs of taking passport photographs and
  selling money orders, a district clerk may collect [a] reasonable
  fees for the provided services [fee] in amounts [an amount] set by
  the commissioners court of the county in which the district clerk's
  office is located.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.