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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consolidated municipal court security and |
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technology fund in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (g) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The courthouse security fund is a fund in the county |
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treasury, and, except as provided in Subsection (g), the municipal |
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court building security fund is a fund in the municipal treasury. |
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The funds consist of money allocated to the funds under Sections |
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134.101, 134.102, 134.103, 135.101, and 135.102, Local Government |
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Code. |
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(g) This section does not apply to a municipality with a |
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population of less than 100,000. |
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SECTION 2. Article 102.0172, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The] |
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municipal court technology fund is a fund in the municipal |
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treasury. The fund consists of money allocated to the fund under |
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Section 134.103, Local Government Code. |
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(d) This section does not apply to a municipality with a |
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population of less than 100,000. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.0175 to read as |
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follows: |
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Art. 102.0175. CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING |
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SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY FUND. (a) This section applies only to a |
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municipality with a population of less than 100,000. |
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(b) The consolidated municipal court building security and |
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technology fund is a fund in the municipal court treasury. The fund |
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consists of money allocated to the fund under Section 134.103, |
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Local Government Code. |
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(c) Money deposited in a consolidated municipal court |
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building security and technology fund may be used only for the |
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purposed authorized under: |
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(1) Article 102.017(b) or (c) for use of a municipal |
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court technology fund; or |
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(2) Article 102.0172(b) for use of a municipal court |
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technology fund. |
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(d) The consolidated municipal court building security and |
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technology fund shall be administered by or under the direction of |
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the governing body of the municipality. |
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SECTION 4. Section 134.103(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The treasurer shall allocate the court costs received |
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under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each |
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receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as |
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applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have |
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received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been |
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collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund |
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may not receive less than the following percentages: |
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(1) The courthouse security fund, [or] municipal court |
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building security fund, or consolidated municipal court building |
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security and technology fund, as appropriate 35 percent; |
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(2) The local youth diversion fund 35.7143 percent; |
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(3) The justice court technology fund, [or] municipal |
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court technology fund, or consolidated municipal court building |
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security and technology fund, as appropriate 28.5714 percent; and |
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(4) The county or municipal jury fund, as appropriate |
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0.7143 percent. |
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SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a fee on conviction collected on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A fee on conviction collected before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect when the fee was |
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collected, and the former law is continued in effect for what |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by |
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Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not |
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receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes |
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effect September 1, 2025. |