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  H.B. No. 290
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the fee charged for depositing a will during a
  testator's life.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 71(a), Texas Probate Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Deposit of Will. A will may be deposited by the person
  making it, or by another person for him, with the county clerk of
  the county of the testator's residence. Before accepting any will
  for deposit, the clerk may require such proof as shall be
  satisfactory to him concerning the testator's identity and
  residence. The clerk, on being paid a fee of Five [Three] Dollars
  therefor, shall receive and keep the will, and shall give a
  certificate of deposit for it. All wills so filed shall be numbered
  by the clerk in consecutive order, and all certificates of deposit
  shall bear like numbers respectively.
         SECTION 2.  Section 101.081, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 101.081.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS.  The
  clerk of a statutory county court shall collect fees and costs as
  follows:
               (1)  court cost in certain civil cases to establish and
  maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
  the county commissioners court (Sec. 152.004, Civil Practice and
  Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
               (2)  appellate judicial system filing fees:
                     (A)  First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
  (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (B)  Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2031, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (C)  Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (D)  Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5; and
                     (E)  Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
               (3)  an official court reporter fee, County Court at
  Law No. 2 of Bexar County (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code) . . . $3;
               (4)  a court reporter fee when testimony is taken in a
  county court at law in McLennan County (Sec. 25.1572, Government
  Code) . . . $3;
               (5)  a stenographer fee, if a record or part of a record
  is made:
                     (A)  in a county court at law in Hidalgo County
  (Sec. 25.1102, Government Code) . . . $20; and
                     (B)  in a county court at law in Nolan County (Sec.
  25.1792, Government Code) . . . $25;
               (6)  jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . . $22;
               (7)  an additional filing fee:
                     (A)  for each civil case filed to be used for
  court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary, if
  authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.702,
  Government Code) . . . $40;
                     (B)  to fund the improvement of Dallas County
  civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
  court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
                     (C)  for filing any civil action or proceeding
  requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of
  any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or
  third-party action requiring a filing fee, to fund civil legal
  services for the indigent (Sec. 133.153, Local Government Code)
  . . . $5;
               (8)  for filing an application for registration of
  death (Sec. 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
               (9)  fee for judge's services on an application for
  court-ordered mental health services (Sec. 574.031, Health and
  Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (10)  fee for prosecutor's services on an application
  for court-ordered mental health services (Sec. 574.031, Health and
  Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (11)  for filing a suit in Comal County (Sec. 152.0522,
  Human Resources Code) . . . $4;
               (12)  additional filing fee to fund contingency fund
  for liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
  court (Sec. 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
               (13)  civil court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code):
                     (A)  filing of original action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.053, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  garnishment after judgment (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $15; and
                           (ii)  all others (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code) . . . $40;
                     (B)  filing of action other than original (Secs.
  118.052 and 118.054, Local Government Code) . . . $30; and
                     (C)  services rendered after judgment in original
  action (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0545, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  abstract of judgment (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
                           (ii)  execution, order of sale, writ, or
  other process (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
               (14)  probate court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code):
                     (A)  probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.055, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  probate of a will with independent
  executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
  estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
  title (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (ii)  community survivors (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (iii)  small estates (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (iv)  declarations of heirship (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (v)  mental health or chemical dependency
  services (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
                           (vi)  additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
  and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
                     (B)  services in pending probate action (Secs.
  118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  filing an inventory and appraisement
  after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the
  action (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (ii)  approving and recording bond (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
                           (iii)  administering oath (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $2;
                           (iv)  filing annual or final account of
  estate (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (v)  filing application for sale of real or
  personal property (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (vi)  filing annual or final report of
  guardian of a person (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
  $10; and
                           (vii)  filing a document not listed under
  this paragraph after the filing of an order approving the inventory
  and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the
  initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first (Secs. 118.052
  and 191.007, Local Government Code), if more than 25 pages . . .
  $25;
                     (C)  adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
                     (D)  claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
               (15)  other fees (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code):
                     (A)  issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
  Local Government Code):
                           (i)  original document and one copy (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
                           (ii)  each additional set of an original and
  one copy (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
                     (B)  certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
  Local Government Code):
                           (i)  for the clerk's certificate (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
                           (ii)  a fee per page or part of a page (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
                     (C)  noncertified papers, for each page or part of
  a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . .
  $1;
                     (D)  letters testamentary, letter of
  guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
  (Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
                     (E)  safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
                     (F)  mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
                     (G)  records management and preservation fee
  (Secs. 118.052, 118.0546, and 118.0645, Local Government Code)
  . . . $5;
               (16)  additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
  security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
  (Sec. 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
               (17)  additional filing fee for filing documents not
  subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security
  fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
  291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
               (18)  additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
  security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county
  commissioners court (Sec. 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not
  to exceed $20;
               (19)  court cost in civil cases other than suits for
  delinquent taxes to fund the county law library fund, if authorized
  by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local Government
  Code) . . . not to exceed $35;
               (20)  fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
  during testator's lifetime (Sec. 71, Texas Probate Code) . . . $5
  [$3];
               (21)  court cost for each special commissioner in an
  eminent domain proceeding (Sec. 21.047, Property Code) . . . as
  taxed by the court, $10 or more;
               (22)  fee for county attorney in a suit regarding a
  railroad company's failure to keep roadbed and right-of-way in
  proper condition (Art. 6327, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) . . .
  $10;
               (23)  court fees and costs, if ordered by the court, for
  a suit filed by an inmate in which an affidavit or unsworn
  declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate (Sec.
  14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . the lesser of:
                     (A)  20 percent of the preceding six months'
  deposits to the inmate's trust account administered by the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government
  Code; or
                     (B)  the total amount of court fees and costs;
               (24)  monthly payment for remaining court fees and
  costs after the initial payment for a suit in which an affidavit or
  unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate
  (Sec. 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . the lesser
  of:
                     (A)  10 percent of that month's deposit to the
  inmate's trust account administered by the Texas Department of
  Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government Code; or
                     (B)  the total amount of court fees and costs that
  remain unpaid;
               (25)  the following costs not otherwise charged to the
  inmate under Section 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if
  the inmate has previously filed an action dismissed as malicious or
  frivolous (Sec. 14.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code):
                     (A)  expenses of service of process;
                     (B)  postage; and
                     (C)  transportation, housing, or medical care
  incurred in connection with the appearance of the inmate in the
  court for any proceeding;
               (26)  the official court reporter's fee taxed as costs
  in civil actions in a statutory county court:
                     (A)  in Bexar County Courts at Law:
                           (i)  Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
  (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as
  the fee is taxed in district court; and
                           (ii)  No. 2 (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code)
  . . . $3;
                     (B)  in Galveston County (Sec. 25.0862,
  Government Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed
  in civil cases in the district courts; and
                     (C)  in Parker County (Sec. 25.1862, Government
  Code) . . . taxed in the same manner as the fee is taxed in civil
  cases in the district courts;
               (27)  a stenographer's fee as costs in each civil,
  criminal, and probate case in which a record is made by the official
  court reporter in a statutory county court in Nolan County (Sec.
  25.1792, Government Code) . . . $25;
               (28)  in Brazoria County, in matters of concurrent
  jurisdiction with the district court, fees (Sec. 25.0222,
  Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law for district judges
  according to the nature of the matter;
               (29)  in Nueces County, in matters of concurrent
  jurisdiction with the district court, with certain exceptions, fees
  (Sec. 25.1802, Government Code) . . . equal to those in district
  court cases;
               (30)  security deposit on filing, by any person other
  than the personal representative of an estate, an application,
  complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by
  the clerk (Sec. 12, Texas Probate Code) . . . probable cost of the
  proceeding;
               (31)  security deposit on filing, by any person other
  than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an
  application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship
  matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 622, Texas Probate Code)
  . . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
               (32)  for a hearing or proceeding under the Texas
  Mental Health Code (Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code) as
  costs (Secs. 571.017 and 571.018, Health and Safety Code) . . .
  reasonable compensation to the following persons appointed under
  the Texas Mental Health Code:
                     (A)  attorneys;
                     (B)  physicians;
                     (C)  language interpreters;
                     (D)  sign interpreters; and
                     (E)  masters;
               (33)  for a hearing or proceeding under the Texas
  Mental Health Code (Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code) as
  costs (Sec. 571.018, Health and Safety Code):
                     (A)  attorney's fees;
                     (B)  physician examination fees;
                     (C)  expense of transportation to a mental health
  facility or to a federal agency not to exceed $50 if transporting
  within the same county and not to exceed the reasonable cost of
  transportation if transporting between counties;
                     (D)  costs and salary supplements authorized
  under Section 574.031, Health and Safety Code; and
                     (E)  prosecutors' fees authorized under Section
  574.031, Health and Safety Code;
               (34)  expenses of transporting certain patients from
  the county of treatment to a hearing in the county in which the
  proceedings originated (Sec. 574.008, Health and Safety Code) . . .
  actual expenses unless certain arrangements are made to hold the
  hearing in the county in which the patient is receiving services;
               (35)  expenses for expert witness testimony for an
  indigent patient (Sec. 574.010, Health and Safety Code) . . . if
  authorized by the court as reimbursement to the attorney ad litem,
  court-approved expenses;
               (36)  fee for judge's services for holding a hearing on
  an application for court-ordered mental health services (Sec.
  574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . as assessed by the judge, not
  to exceed $50;
               (37)  expenses to reimburse judge for holding a hearing
  in a hospital or location other than the county courthouse (Sec.
  574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . reasonable and necessary
  expenses as certified;
               (38)  fee for services of a prosecuting attorney,
  including costs incurred for preparation of documents related to a
  hearing on an application for court-ordered mental health services
  (Sec. 574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . as assessed by the
  judge, not to exceed $50; and
               (39)  a fee not otherwise listed in this section that is
  required to be collected under Section 25.0008, Government Code
  (Sec. 25.0008, Government Code), in a county other than Brazos,
  Cameron, Ellis, Guadalupe, Harris, Henderson, Liberty, Moore,
  Nolan, Panola, Parker, Starr, Victoria, and Williamson . . . as
  prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees.
         SECTION 3.  Section 101.101, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 101.101.  STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS.  The
  clerk of a statutory probate court shall collect fees and costs as
  follows:
               (1)  court cost in certain civil cases to establish and
  maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
  the county commissioners court (Sec. 152.004, Civil Practice and
  Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
               (2)  appellate judicial system filing fees:
                     (A)  First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
  (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (B)  Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2031, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (C)  Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (D)  Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5; and
                     (E)  Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
               (3)  additional filing fees as follows:
                     (A)  for certain cases to be used for
  court-related purposes for support of the judiciary, if authorized
  by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.704, Government Code)
  . . . $40;
                     (B)  to fund the improvement of Dallas County
  civil court facilities, if authorized by the county commissioners
  court (Sec. 51.705, Government Code) . . . not more than $15; and
                     (C)  for filing any civil action or proceeding
  requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of
  any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or
  third-party action requiring a filing fee to fund civil legal
  services for the indigent (Sec. 133.153, Local Government Code)
  . . . $5;
               (4)  for filing an application for registration of
  death (Sec. 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
               (5)  fee for judge's services on an application for
  court-ordered mental health services (Sec. 574.031, Health and
  Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (6)  fee for prosecutor's services on an application
  for court-ordered mental health services (Sec. 574.031, Health and
  Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (7)  additional filing fee to fund contingency fund for
  liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
  court (Sec. 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
               (8)  probate court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code):
                     (A)  probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.055, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  probate of a will with independent
  executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
  estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
  title (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (ii)  community survivors (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (iii)  small estates (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (iv)  declarations of heirship (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (v)  mental health or chemical dependency
  services (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
                           (vi)  additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
  and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
                     (B)  services in pending probate action (Secs.
  118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  filing an inventory and appraisement
  after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the
  action (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (ii)  approving and recording bond (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
                           (iii)  administering oath (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $2;
                           (iv)  filing annual or final account of
  estate (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (v)  filing application for sale of real or
  personal property (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code). . . $25;
                           (vi)  filing annual or final report of
  guardian of a person (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
  $10; and
                           (vii)  filing a document not listed under
  this paragraph after the filing of an order approving the inventory
  and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the
  initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first (Secs. 118.052
  and 191.007, Local Government Code), if more than 25 pages . . .
  $25;
                     (C)  adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
                     (D)  claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
               (9)  other fees (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code):
                     (A)  issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
  Local Government Code):
                           (i)  original document and one copy (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
                           (ii)  each additional set of an original and
  one copy (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
                     (B)  certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
  Local Government Code):
                           (i)  for the clerk's certificate (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
                           (ii)  a fee per page or part of a page (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
                     (C)  noncertified papers, for each page or part of
  a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . .
  $1;
                     (D)  letters testamentary, letter of
  guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
  (Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
                     (E)  safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
                     (F)  mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
                     (G)  records management and preservation fee
  (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0645, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
               (10)  fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
  during testator's lifetime (Sec. 71, Texas Probate Code) . . . $5
  [$3];
               (11)  court costs for each special commissioner in an
  eminent domain proceeding (Sec. 21.047, Property Code) . . . as
  taxed by the court, $10 or more;
               (12)  jury fee for civil case (Sec. 51.604, Government
  Code) . . . $22;
               (13)  court cost in civil cases other than suits for
  delinquent taxes to fund the county law library fund, if authorized
  by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local Government
  Code) . . . not to exceed $35;
               (14)  the expense of preserving the record as a court
  cost, if imposed on a party by the referring court or associate
  judge (Sec. 54.612, Government Code) . . . actual cost;
               (15)  security deposit on filing, by any person other
  than the personal representative of an estate, an application,
  complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by
  the clerk (Sec. 12, Texas Probate Code) . . . probable cost of the
  proceeding;
               (16)  security deposit on filing, by any person other
  than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an
  application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship
  matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 622, Texas Probate Code)
  . . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
               (17)  for a hearing or proceeding under the Texas
  Mental Health Code (Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code) as
  costs (Secs. 571.017 and 571.018, Health and Safety Code) . . .
  reasonable compensation to the following persons appointed under
  the Texas Mental Health Code:
                     (A)  attorneys;
                     (B)  physicians;
                     (C)  language interpreters;
                     (D)  sign interpreters; and
                     (E)  masters;
               (18)  for a hearing or proceeding under the Texas
  Mental Health Code (Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code) as
  costs (Sec. 571.018, Health and Safety Code):
                     (A)  attorney's fees;
                     (B)  physician examination fees;
                     (C)  expense of transportation to a mental health
  facility or to a federal agency not to exceed $50 if transporting
  within the same county and not to exceed the reasonable cost of
  transportation if transporting between counties;
                     (D)  costs and salary supplements authorized
  under Section 574.031, Health and Safety Code; and
                     (E)  prosecutors' fees authorized under Section
  574.031, Health and Safety Code;
               (19)  expenses of transporting certain patients from
  the county of treatment to a hearing in the county in which the
  proceedings originated (Sec. 574.008, Health and Safety Code) . . .
  actual expenses unless certain arrangements are made to hold the
  hearing in the county in which the patient is receiving services;
               (20)  expenses for expert witness testimony for an
  indigent patient (Sec. 574.010, Health and Safety Code) . . . if
  authorized by the court as reimbursement to the attorney ad litem,
  court-approved expenses;
               (21)  fee for judge's services for holding a hearing on
  an application for court-ordered mental health services (Sec.
  574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . as assessed by the judge, not
  to exceed $50;
               (22)  expenses to reimburse judge for holding a hearing
  in a hospital or location other than the county courthouse (Sec.
  574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . reasonable and necessary
  expenses as certified;
               (23)  fee for services of a prosecuting attorney,
  including costs incurred for preparation of documents related to a
  hearing on an application for court-ordered mental health services
  (Sec. 574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . as assessed by the
  judge, not to exceed $50; and
               (24)  a fee not otherwise listed in this section that is
  required to be collected under Section 25.0029, Government Code
  (Sec. 25.0029, Government Code) . . . as prescribed by law relating
  to county judges' fees.
         SECTION 4.  Section 101.121, Government Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 101.121.  COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS.  The clerk of a
  county court shall collect:
               (1)  fee for hearing on application for a license to
  manufacture, distribute, store, or sell beer (Sec. 61.31, Alcoholic
  Beverage Code) . . . $5;
               (2)  court cost in certain civil cases to establish and
  maintain an alternative dispute resolution system, if authorized by
  the county commissioners court (Sec. 152.004, Civil Practice and
  Remedies Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
               (3)  appellate judicial system filing fees:
                     (A)  First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals District
  (Sec. 22.2021, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (B)  Second Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2031, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (C)  Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
                     (D)  Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5; and
                     (E)  Thirteenth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
  22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
               (4)  a jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code) . . .
  $22;
               (5)  a filing fee in each civil case filed to be used
  for court-related purposes for the support of the judiciary (Sec.
  51.703, Government Code) . . . $40;
               (6)  for filing an application for registration of
  death (Sec. 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
               (7)  fee for judge's services on an application for
  court-ordered mental health services (Sec. 574.031, Health and
  Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (8)  fee for prosecutor's services on an application
  for court-ordered mental health services (Sec. 574.031, Health and
  Safety Code) . . . not to exceed $50;
               (9)  additional filing fee to fund contingency fund for
  liability insurance, if authorized by the county commissioners
  court (Sec. 82.003, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
               (10)  civil court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code):
                     (A)  filing of original action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.053, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  garnishment after judgment (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $15; and
                           (ii)  all others (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code) . . . $40;
                     (B)  filing of action other than original (Secs.
  118.052 and 118.054, Local Government Code) . . . $30; and
                     (C)  services rendered after judgment in original
  action (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0545, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  abstract of judgment (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
                           (ii)  execution, order of sale, writ, or
  other process (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
               (11)  probate court actions (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code):
                     (A)  probate original action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.055, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  probate of a will with independent
  executor, administration with will attached, administration of an
  estate, guardianship or receivership of an estate, or muniment of
  title (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (ii)  community survivors (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (iii)  small estates (Sec. 118.052, Local
  Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (iv)  declarations of heirship (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40;
                           (v)  mental health or chemical dependency
  services (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
                           (vi)  additional, special fee (Secs. 118.052
  and 118.064, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
                     (B)  services in pending probate action (Secs.
  118.052 and 118.056, Local Government Code):
                           (i)  filing an inventory and appraisement
  after the 120th day after the date of the initial filing of the
  action (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (ii)  approving and recording bond (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $3;
                           (iii)  administering oath (Sec. 118.052,
  Local Government Code) . . . $2;
                           (iv)  filing annual or final account of
  estate (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (v)  filing application for sale of real or
  personal property (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $25;
                           (vi)  filing annual or final report of
  guardian of a person (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . .
  $10; and
                           (vii)  filing a document not listed under
  this paragraph after the filing of an order approving the inventory
  and appraisement or after the 120th day after the date of the
  initial filing of the action, whichever occurs first (Secs. 118.052
  and 191.007, Local Government Code), if more than 25 pages . . .
  $25;
                     (C)  adverse probate action (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.057, Local Government Code) . . . $40; and
                     (D)  claim against estate (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.058, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
               (12)  other fees (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code):
                     (A)  issuing document (Secs. 118.052 and 118.059,
  Local Government Code):
                           (i)  original document and one copy (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4; and
                           (ii)  each additional set of an original and
  one copy (Sec. 118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $4;
                     (B)  certified papers (Secs. 118.052 and 118.060,
  Local Government Code):
                           (i)  for the clerk's certificate (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $5; and
                           (ii)  a fee per page or part of a page (Sec.
  118.052, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
                     (C)  noncertified papers, for each page or part of
  a page (Secs. 118.052 and 118.0605, Local Government Code) . . .
  $1;
                     (D)  letters testamentary, letter of
  guardianship, letter of administration, or abstract of judgment
  (Secs. 118.052 and 118.061, Local Government Code) . . . $2;
                     (E)  safekeeping of wills (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.062, Local Government Code) . . . $5;
                     (F)  mail service of process (Secs. 118.052 and
  118.063, Local Government Code) . . . same as sheriff; and
                     (G)  records management and preservation fee
  (Secs. 118.052, 118.0546, and 118.0645, Local Government Code)
  . . . $5;
               (13)  deposit on filing petition requesting permission
  to create a municipal civic center authority (Sec. 281.013, Local
  Government Code) . . . $200;
               (14)  additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
  security fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court
  (Sec. 291.008, Local Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5;
               (15)  additional filing fee for filing documents not
  subject to certain filing fees to fund the courthouse security
  fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
  291.008, Local Government Code) . . . $1;
               (16)  additional filing fee to fund the courthouse
  security fund in Webb County, if authorized by the county
  commissioners court (Sec. 291.009, Local Government Code) . . . not
  to exceed $20;
               (17)  court cost in civil cases other than suits for
  delinquent taxes to fund the county law library fund, if authorized
  by the county commissioners court (Sec. 323.023, Local Government
  Code) . . . not to exceed $35;
               (18)  fee for deposit of a will with the county clerk
  during testator's lifetime (Sec. 71, Texas Probate Code) . . . $5
  [$3];
               (19)  fee for county attorney in a suit regarding a
  railroad company's failure to keep roadbed and right-of-way in
  proper condition (Art. 6327, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) . . .
  $10;
               (20)  appeal bond from a petitioner or taxpayer in a
  water control and preservation district (Art. 7818, Vernon's Texas
  Civil Statutes) . . . $100;
               (21)  additional filing fee for filing any civil action
  or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on
  the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention,
  interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee, to fund
  civil legal services for the indigent (Sec. 133.153, Local
  Government Code) . . . $5;
               (22)  court fees and costs, if ordered by the court, for
  a suit filed by an inmate in which an affidavit or unsworn
  declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate (Sec.
  14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . the lesser of:
                     (A)  20 percent of the preceding six months'
  deposits to the inmate's trust account administered by the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government
  Code; or
                     (B)  the total amount of court fees and costs;
               (23)  monthly payment for remaining court fees and
  costs after the initial payment for a suit in which an affidavit or
  unsworn declaration of inability to pay costs is filed by the inmate
  (Sec. 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . the lesser
  of:
                     (A)  10 percent of that month's deposit to the
  inmate's trust account administered by the Texas Department of
  Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government Code; or
                     (B)  the total amount of court fees and costs that
  remain unpaid;
               (24)  the following costs not otherwise charged to the
  inmate under Section 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if
  the inmate has previously filed an action dismissed as malicious or
  frivolous (Sec. 14.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code):
                     (A)  expenses of service of process;
                     (B)  postage; and
                     (C)  transportation, housing, or medical care
  incurred in connection with the appearance of the inmate in the
  court for any proceeding;
               (25)  security deposit on filing, by any person other
  than the personal representative of an estate, an application,
  complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by
  the clerk (Sec. 12, Texas Probate Code) . . . probable cost of the
  proceeding;
               (26)  security deposit on filing, by any person other
  than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an
  application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship
  matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 622, Texas Probate Code)
  . . . probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;
               (27)  for a hearing or proceeding under the Texas
  Mental Health Code (Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code) as
  costs (Secs. 571.017 and 571.018, Health and Safety Code) . . .
  reasonable compensation to the following persons appointed under
  the Texas Mental Health Code:
                     (A)  attorneys;
                     (B)  physicians;
                     (C)  language interpreters;
                     (D)  sign interpreters; and
                     (E)  masters;
               (28)  for a hearing or proceeding under the Texas
  Mental Health Code (Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code) as
  costs (Sec. 571.018, Health and Safety Code):
                     (A)  attorney's fees;
                     (B)  physician examination fees;
                     (C)  expense of transportation to a mental health
  facility or to a federal agency not to exceed $50 if transporting
  within the same county and not to exceed the reasonable cost of
  transportation if transporting between counties;
                     (D)  costs and salary supplements authorized
  under Section 574.031, Health and Safety Code; and
                     (E)  prosecutors' fees authorized under Section
  574.031, Health and Safety Code;
               (29)  expenses of transporting certain patients from
  the county of treatment to a hearing in the county in which the
  proceedings originated (Sec. 574.008, Health and Safety Code) . . .
  actual expenses unless certain arrangements are made to hold the
  hearing in the county in which the patient is receiving services;
               (30)  expenses for expert witness testimony for an
  indigent patient (Sec. 574.010, Health and Safety Code) . . . if
  authorized by the court as reimbursement to the attorney ad litem,
  court-approved expenses;
               (31)  fee for judge's services for holding a hearing on
  an application for court-ordered mental health services (Sec.
  574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . as assessed by the judge, not
  to exceed $50;
               (32)  expenses to reimburse judge for holding a hearing
  in a hospital or location other than the county courthouse (Sec.
  574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . reasonable and necessary
  expenses as certified; and
               (33)  fee for services of a prosecuting attorney,
  including costs incurred for preparation of documents related to a
  hearing on an application for court-ordered mental health services
  (Sec. 574.031, Health and Safety Code) . . . as assessed by the
  judge, not to exceed $50.
         SECTION 5.  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, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 290 was passed by the House on March
  15, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 290 was passed by the Senate on May
  15, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor