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H.B. No. 1140
AN ACT
relating to the specifications and fees for legal papers filed with
a county clerk.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 191.007(a), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A legal paper presented to a county clerk for filing or
for recording in any county must meet the requirements prescribed
by Subsections (b) through (g). Except as provided by this section,
a county clerk may not impose additional requirements or fees for
filing or recording a legal paper.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1140 was passed by the House on May 9,
2005, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1140 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
_____________________
Governor