89R2817 SRA-D
 
  By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 445
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to eliminating the fee for electronic access to certain
  information maintained by the secretary of state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 405.018(d), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (d)  [The secretary of state shall set and charge a fee for
  access to information under Subsection (a) in an amount reasonable
  and necessary to cover the costs of establishing and administering
  the system under that subsection.] The secretary of state may
  assess a reasonable fee for a transfer of software under Subsection
  (b).
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.