H.B. No. 3167

	AN ACT
	relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
	codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various
	laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications
	enacted by the 79th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	SECTION 1.001.  This Act is enacted as part of the state's
	continuing statutory revision program under Chapter 323,
	Government Code. This Act is a revision for purposes of Section 43,
	Article III, Texas Constitution, and has the purposes of:
	(1)  codifying without substantive change or providing
	for other appropriate disposition of various statutes that were
	omitted from enacted codes;
	(2)  conforming codifications enacted by the 79th
	Legislature to other Acts of that legislature that amended the laws
	codified or added new law to subject matter codified;
	(3)  making necessary corrections to enacted
	codifications; and
	(4)  renumbering titles, chapters, and sections of
	codes that duplicate title, chapter, or section numbers.
	SECTION 1.002.  (a) The repeal of a statute by this Act does
	not affect an amendment, revision, or reenactment of the statute by
	the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007. The amendment,
	revision, or reenactment is preserved and given effect as part of
	the code provision that revised the statute so amended, revised, or
	reenacted.
	(b)  If any provision of this Act conflicts with a statute
	enacted by the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, the statute
	controls.
	SECTION 1.003.  (a) A transition or saving provision of a
	law codified by this Act applies to the codified law to the same
	extent as it applied to the original law.
	(b)  The repeal of a transition or saving provision by this
	Act does not affect the application of the provision to the codified
	law.
	(c)  In this section, "transition provision" includes any
	temporary provision providing for a special situation in the
	transition period between the existing law and the establishment or
	implementation of the new law.
	ARTICLE 2.  CHANGES RELATING TO AGRICULTURE CODE
	SECTION 2.001.  Sections 301.104, 301.108, and 301.258,
	Agriculture Code, as added by Chapter 1276, Acts of the 78th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are repealed to conform to the
	repeal of the law from which those sections were derived by Section
	21.013, Chapter 816, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2003.
	ARTICLE 2A.  CHANGES RELATING TO BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE
	SECTION 2A.001.  Section 17.08(a)(5), Business & Commerce
	Code, is amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(5)  "State seal" means the state seal, the reverse of
	the state seal, and the state arms as defined by Sections 3101.001
	and 3101.002, Government Code [Article 6139f, Revised Statutes].
	ARTICLE 3.  CHANGES RELATING TO CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
	SECTION 3.001.  Article 45.051(f), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, as amended by Chapters 281 and 357, Acts of the 79th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to
	correct a reference to read as follows:
	(f)  This article does not apply to:
	(1)  an offense to which Section 542.404 [or
	729.004(b)], Transportation Code, applies; or
	(2)  a violation of a state law or local ordinance
	relating to motor vehicle control, other than a parking violation,
	committed by a person who:
	(A)  holds a commercial driver's license; or
	(B)  held a commercial driver's license when the
	offense was committed.
	SECTION 3.002.  (a)  Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal
	Procedure, as renumbered from former Article 62.01(5), Code of
	Criminal Procedure, and amended by Chapter 1008, Acts of the 79th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to
	conform to an amendment to former Article 62.01(5) by Chapter 1273,
	Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, to read as
	follows:
	(5)  "Reportable conviction or adjudication" means a
	conviction or adjudication, including an adjudication of
	delinquent conduct or a deferred adjudication, that, regardless of
	the pendency of an appeal, is a conviction for or an adjudication
	for or based on:
	(A)  a violation of Section 21.11 (Indecency with
	a child), 22.011 (Sexual assault), 22.021 (Aggravated sexual
	assault), or 25.02 (Prohibited sexual conduct), Penal Code;
	(B)  a violation of Section 43.05 (Compelling
	prostitution), 43.25 (Sexual performance by a child), or 43.26
	(Possession or promotion of child pornography), Penal Code;
	(C)  a violation of Section 20.04(a)(4)
	(Aggravated kidnapping), Penal Code, if the actor committed the
	offense or engaged in the conduct with intent to violate or abuse
	the victim sexually;
	(D)  a violation of Section 30.02 (Burglary),
	Penal Code, if the offense or conduct is punishable under
	Subsection (d) of that section and the actor committed the offense
	or engaged in the conduct with intent to commit a felony listed in
	Paragraph (A) or (C);
	(E)  a violation of Section 20.02 (Unlawful
	restraint), 20.03 (Kidnapping), or 20.04 (Aggravated kidnapping),
	Penal Code, if, as applicable:
	(i)  the judgment in the case contains an
	affirmative finding under Article 42.015; or
	(ii)  the order in the hearing or the papers
	in the case contain an affirmative finding that the victim or
	intended victim was younger than 17 years of age;
	(F)  the second violation of Section 21.08
	(Indecent exposure), Penal Code, but not if the second violation
	results in a deferred adjudication;
	(G)  an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation, as
	defined by Chapter 15, Penal Code, to commit an offense or engage in
	conduct listed in Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E);
	(H)  a violation of the laws of another state,
	federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform Code of
	Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
	containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
	of an offense listed under Paragraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), [or]
	(G), or (J), but not if the violation results in a deferred
	adjudication; [or]
	(I)  the second violation of the laws of another
	state, federal law, the laws of a foreign country, or the Uniform
	Code of Military Justice for or based on the violation of an offense
	containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements
	of the offense of indecent exposure, but not if the second violation
	results in a deferred adjudication; or
	(J)  a violation of Section 33.021 (Online
	solicitation of a minor), Penal Code.
	(b)  Section 2, Chapter 1273, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, which amended former Subdivision (5),
	Article 62.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is repealed.
	ARTICLE 4.  CHANGES RELATING TO EDUCATION CODE
	SECTION 4.001.  Section 7.005, Education Code, is amended to
	correct a cross-reference to read as follows:
	Sec. 7.005.  COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES OF
	EDUCATION. The State Board of Education and the Texas Higher
	Education Coordinating Board, in conjunction with other
	appropriate agencies, shall ensure that long-range plans and
	educational programs established by each board provide a
	comprehensive education for the students of this state under the
	jurisdiction of that board, extending from early childhood
	education through postgraduate study. In assuring that programs
	are coordinated, the boards shall use the P-16 Council established
	under Section 61.076 [61.077].
	SECTION 4.002.  The heading to Section 21.035, Education
	Code, is amended to conform to Section 1.04(a), Chapter 1227, Acts
	of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.035.  ADMINISTRATION BY AGENCY [APPLICATION OF
	SUNSET ACT].
	SECTION 4.003.  Section 25.086(a), Education Code, as
	amended by Chapters 377, 887, and 1339, Acts of the 79th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to
	read as follows:
	(a)  A child is exempt from the requirements of compulsory
	school attendance if the child:
	(1)  attends a private or parochial school that
	includes in its course a study of good citizenship;
	(2)  is eligible to participate in a school district's
	special education program under Section 29.003 and cannot be
	appropriately served by the resident district;
	(3)  has a physical or mental condition of a temporary
	and remediable nature that makes the child's attendance infeasible
	and holds a certificate from a qualified physician specifying the
	temporary condition, indicating the treatment prescribed to remedy
	the temporary condition, and covering the anticipated period of the
	child's absence from school for the purpose of receiving and
	recuperating from that remedial treatment;
	(4)  is expelled in accordance with the requirements of
	law in a school district that does not participate in a mandatory
	juvenile justice alternative education program under Section
	37.011;
	(5)  is at least 17 years of age and:
	(A)  is attending a course of instruction to
	prepare for the high school equivalency examination, and:
	(i)  has the permission of the child's parent
	or guardian to attend the course;
	(ii)  is required by court order to attend
	the course;
	(iii)  has established a residence separate
	and apart from the child's parent, guardian, or other person having
	lawful control of the child; or
	(iv)  is homeless as defined by 42 U.S.C.
	Section 11302; or
	(B)  has received a high school diploma or high
	school equivalency certificate;
	(6)  is at least 16 years of age and is attending a
	course of instruction to prepare for the high school equivalency
	examination, if:
	(A)  the child is recommended to take the course
	of instruction by a public agency that has supervision or custody of
	the child under a court order; or
	(B)  the child is enrolled in a Job Corps training
	program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
	Section 2801 et seq.);
	[(B)     the child is enrolled in a Job Corps
	training program under 29 U.S.C. Section 2881 et seq.;]
	(7)  is at least 16 years of age and is enrolled in a
	high school diploma program under Chapter 18;
	(8) [(7)]  is enrolled in the Texas Academy of
	Mathematics and Science under Subchapter G, Chapter 105;
	(9) [(8)]  is enrolled in the Texas Academy of
	Leadership in the Humanities;
	(10) [(9)]  is enrolled in the Texas Academy of
	Mathematics and Science at The University of Texas at Brownsville;
	(11) [(9)]  is enrolled in the Texas Academy of
	International Studies; or
	(12) [(10)]  is specifically exempted under another
	law.
	SECTION 4.004.  Section 28.024, Education Code, as amended
	by Chapters 887 and 1339, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 28.024.  CREDIT FOR ENROLLMENT IN CERTAIN ACADEMIES.  A
	school district shall grant to a student credit toward the academic
	course requirements for high school graduation, up to a maximum of
	two years of credit, for courses the student successfully completes
	at:
	(1)  the Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities
	under Section 96.707;
	(2)  the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science under
	Subchapter G, Chapter 105; [or]
	(3)  the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science under
	Section 78.10; or
	(4) [(3)]  the Texas Academy of International Studies
	under Section 87.505.
	SECTION 4.005.  Section 29.161(a), Education Code, is
	amended to correct a cross-reference to read as follows:
	(a)  The State Center for Early Childhood Development, in
	conjunction with the P-16 Council established under Section 61.076
	[61.077], shall develop and adopt a school readiness certification
	system for use in certifying the effectiveness of prekindergarten
	programs, Head Start and Early Head Start programs,
	government-subsidized child-care programs provided by nonprofit or
	for-profit entities, government-subsidized faith-based child-care
	programs, and other government-subsidized child-care programs in
	preparing children for kindergarten. The system shall be made
	available on a voluntary basis to program providers seeking to
	obtain certification as evidence of the quality of the program
	provided.
	SECTION 4.006.  Section 29.908(b-2), Education Code, is
	amended to correct a cross-reference to read as follows:
	(b-2)  The P-16 Council established under Section 61.076
	[61.077] shall provide guidance in case of any conflict that arises
	between parties to an articulation agreement under Subsection
	(b)(3).
	SECTION 4.007.  Section 32.153(d), Education Code, as added
	by Chapter 1216, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2003, is amended to correct references to read as follows:
	(d)  The P-16 Council [joint advisory committee] established
	under Section 61.076 [61.077, or any successor to that committee
	with advisory responsibility for coordination between secondary
	and postsecondary education,] shall serve in an advisory capacity
	to the agency and the Department of Information Resources in
	connection with functions relating to the portal.
	SECTION 4.008.  Section 38.016(e), Education Code, is
	amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(e)  An act in violation of Subsection (b) does not override
	the immunity from personal liability granted in Section 22.0511
	[22.051] or other law or the district's sovereign and governmental
	immunity.
	SECTION 4.009.  The heading to Section 39.132, Education
	Code, is amended to more accurately reflect the substance of that
	section to read as follows:
	Sec. 39.132.  SANCTIONS FOR ACADEMICALLY UNACCEPTABLE [AND
	CERTAIN OTHER] CAMPUSES.
	SECTION 4.010.  Section 61.076, Education Code, is amended
	by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
	(h)  The council, in conjunction with the State Center for
	Early Childhood Development, shall develop and adopt a school
	readiness certification system as required by Section 29.161.
	SECTION 4.011.  Section 61.077, Education Code, is repealed.
	ARTICLE 5.  CHANGES RELATING TO ELECTION CODE
	SECTION 5.001.  Section 42.006(d), Election Code, as amended
	by Chapter 742, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2005, is repealed to conform to Chapter 1107, Acts of the 79th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.
	SECTION 5.002.  (a)  Section 501.032(a), Election Code, as
	added by Section 1, Chapter 975, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, is amended to conform to Section 1, Chapter
	890, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, to read as
	follows:
	(a)  The commissioners court, at its next regular session on
	or after the 30th day after the date the petition is filed, shall
	order a local option election to be held on the issue set out in the
	petition if the petition is filed with the voter registrar not later
	than the 60th day after the date the petition is issued and bears
	the actual signatures of a number of qualified voters of the
	political subdivision equal to at least:
	(1)  35 percent of the registered voters in the
	subdivision who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election for
	a ballot issue that permits voting for or against:
	(A)  "The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages
	for off-premise consumption only.";
	(B)  "The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages
	except mixed beverages.";
	(C)  "The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages
	including mixed beverages."; or
	(D)  "The legal sale of mixed beverages.";
	(2)  25 percent of the registered voters in the
	political subdivision who voted in the most recent general election
	for a ballot issue that permits voting for or against "The legal
	sale of wine on the premises of a holder of a winery permit."; or
	(3)  35 percent of the registered voters in the
	political subdivision who voted in the most recent gubernatorial
	election for an election on any other ballot issue.
	(b)  Section 1, Chapter 890, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, which amended former Subsection (a), Section
	251.11, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 5.003.  (a)  Section 501.035, Election Code, as
	added by Section 1, Chapter 975, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, is amended to conform to Section 2, Chapter
	890, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, by adding
	Subsection (h) to read as follows:
	(h)  Subject to Section 251.81, Alcoholic Beverage Code, a
	wine only package store permit may be issued for premises in an area
	in which the sale of wine has been legalized by a local option
	election under Subsection (b)(3) or (4).
	(b)  Section 2, Chapter 890, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, which added Subsection (d) to former Section
	251.14, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is repealed.
	ARTICLE 6.  CHANGES RELATING TO FINANCE CODE
	SECTION 6.001.  Section 232.002, Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 232.002.  LICENSING AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. The
	following are licensing authorities subject to this chapter:
	(1)  Department of Agriculture;
	(2)  Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
	(3)  Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification
	Board;
	(4)  Texas Board of Architectural Examiners;
	(5)  Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
	(6)  Comptroller of Public Accounts;
	(7)  Court Reporters Certification Board;
	(8)  State Board of Dental Examiners;
	(9)  Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians;
	(10)  Texas Funeral Service Commission;
	(11)  Department of State Health Services;
	(12)  Department of Aging and Disability Services;
	(13)  Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying;
	(14)  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
	(15)  Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and
	Family Therapists;
	(16)  Texas State Board of Medical Examiners;
	(17)  Midwifery Board;
	(18)  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
	(19)  Board of Nurse Examiners;
	(20)  Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners;
	(21)  Texas Optometry Board;
	(22)  Parks and Wildlife Department;
	(23)  Texas State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists;
	(24)  Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
	(25)  Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners;
	(26)  Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners;
	(27)  Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners;
	(28)  Polygraph Examiners Board;
	(29)  Texas Private Security Board;
	(30)  Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
	Counselors;
	(31)  Texas Board of Professional Engineers;
	(32)  Department of Family and Protective Services;
	(33)  Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists;
	(34)  Texas State Board of Public Accountancy;
	(35)  Department of Public Safety of the State of
	Texas;
	(36)  Public Utility Commission of Texas;
	(37)  Railroad Commission of Texas;
	(38)  Texas Real Estate Commission;
	(39)  State Bar of Texas;
	(40)  Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners;
	(41)  State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language
	Pathology and Audiology;
	(42)  Texas Structural Pest Control Board;
	(43)  Board of Tax Professional Examiners;
	(44)  Secretary of State;
	(45)  Supreme Court of Texas;
	(46)  Texas Transportation Commission;
	(47)  State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
	(48)  Texas Ethics Commission;
	(49)  Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers;
	(50)  State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and
	Dispensing of Hearing Instruments;
	(51)  Texas Board of Licensure for Professional Medical
	Physicists;
	(52)  Texas Department of Insurance;
	(53)  Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics;
	(54)  savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner;
	(55)  Texas Juvenile Probation Commission; and
	(56)  Texas Lottery Commission under Chapter 466,
	Government Code.
	SECTION 6.002.  Section 11.001(b), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  In this chapter, "finance agency" means:
	(1)  the Texas Department of Banking;
	(2)  the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
	[Loan Department]; or
	(3)  the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.
	SECTION 6.003.  Section 11.002(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The finance commission is responsible for overseeing
	and coordinating the Texas Department of Banking, the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department], and the Office of
	Consumer Credit Commissioner and serves as the primary point of
	accountability for ensuring that state depository and lending
	institutions function as a system, considering the broad scope of
	the financial services industry. The finance commission is the
	policy-making body for those finance agencies and is not a separate
	state agency. The finance commission shall carry out its functions
	in a manner that protects consumer interests, maintains a safe and
	sound banking system, and increases the economic prosperity of the
	state.
	SECTION 6.004.  Section 11.102(f), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(f)  Experience as banking commissioner, deputy banking
	commissioner, examiner, or supervisor of examiners for a state or
	federal banking regulatory agency is considered executive
	experience in a bank for the purposes of Subsection (e)(1)(A).
	Experience as savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner,
	deputy savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner, examiner,
	or supervisor of examiners for a state or federal savings and loan
	regulatory agency is considered executive experience in a savings
	association or savings bank for the purposes of Subsection
	(e)(2)(A).
	SECTION 6.005.  Section 11.103(b), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  If the banking commissioner, savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner, or consumer credit commissioner has
	knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the banking
	commissioner, savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner, or
	consumer credit commissioner shall notify the presiding officer of
	the finance commission of the potential ground. The presiding
	officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general
	that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground
	for removal involves the presiding officer, the banking
	commissioner, savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner, or
	consumer credit commissioner shall notify the next highest ranking
	officer of the finance commission, who shall then notify the
	governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for
	removal exists.
	SECTION 6.006.  Section 11.107(c), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(c)  The presiding officer may:
	(1)  adopt rules and procedures as the presiding
	officer considers necessary for the orderly operation of the
	finance commission and for communication among the finance
	commission, the department, the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department], and the Office of Consumer Credit
	Commissioner;
	(2)  adopt internal procedures governing the time and
	place of meetings, the type of notice for special public meetings,
	the manner in which public meetings are to be conducted, and other
	similar matters; and
	(3)  appoint committees composed of finance commission
	members as the presiding officer considers necessary to carry out
	the commission's business.
	SECTION 6.007.  Section 11.111, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 11.111.  SEPARATION OF FUNCTIONS.  The finance
	commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly
	separate the policymaking responsibilities of the finance
	commission and the management responsibilities of the banking
	commissioner, savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner,
	and consumer credit commissioner and staff of the finance agencies.
	SECTION 6.008.  Section 11.303, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 11.303.  DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO FINANCE
	COMMISSION PROHIBITED.  Information regarding the financial
	condition of a state savings association or savings bank obtained
	through examination or otherwise may not be disclosed to a member of
	the finance commission, except that the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner may disclose to the finance commission
	a file or record pertinent to a hearing or matter pending before the
	commission.
	SECTION 6.009.  Section 11.305(d), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(d)  The Texas Department of Banking and the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] shall jointly
	conduct a continuing review of the condition of the state banking
	system. The review must include a review of all available national
	and state economic forecasts and an analysis of changing banking
	practices and new banking legislation. Periodically the
	departments shall submit a report to the finance commission on the
	results of the review, including information relating to the
	condition of the state banking system at the time of the report and
	the predicted condition of that system in the future.
	SECTION 6.010.  Section 11.3055, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 11.3055.  FINANCIAL SERVICES STUDY.  (a)  The finance
	commission may assign the banking commissioner, savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner, or consumer credit
	commissioner to conduct research on:
	(1)  the availability, quality, and prices of financial
	services, including lending and depository services, offered in
	this state to agricultural businesses, small businesses, and
	individual consumers in this state; and
	(2)  the practices of business entities in this state
	that provide financial services to agricultural businesses, small
	businesses, and individual consumers in this state.
	(b)  The banking commissioner, savings and mortgage lending
	[loan] commissioner, or consumer credit commissioner may:
	(1)  apply for and receive public and private grants
	and gifts to conduct the research authorized by this section; and
	(2)  contract with public and private entities to carry
	out studies and analyses under this section.
	SECTION 6.011.  Section 11.307(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The finance commission shall adopt rules applicable to
	each entity regulated by the Texas Department of Banking or the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]
	specifying the manner in which the entity provides consumers with
	information on how to file complaints with the appropriate agency.
	SECTION 6.012.  The heading of Chapter 13, Finance Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 13. DEPARTMENT OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING [LOAN
	DEPARTMENT]
	SECTION 6.013.  Section 13.002, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.002.  SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING [LOAN]
	COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner is the chief executive officer of the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]. The finance
	commission, by at least five affirmative votes, shall appoint the
	savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner. The savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner serves at the will of the
	finance commission and is subject to the finance commission's
	orders and direction.
	(b)  The savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner
	must have not less than seven years' experience in the executive
	management of a savings association or savings bank or in savings
	association or savings bank supervision.
	(c)  The finance commission shall set the compensation of the
	savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner. The compensation
	shall be paid from money of the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.014.  Section 13.003, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.003.  DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS.  (a)  The savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner shall appoint one or more
	deputy savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioners.
	(b)  One deputy savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner must have the qualifications required of the savings
	and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner. During the savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner's absence or inability to
	serve, that deputy savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner
	has the powers and shall perform the duties of the savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner.
	SECTION 6.015.  Section 13.004, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.004.  EXAMINERS.  The savings and mortgage lending
	[loan] commissioner shall appoint savings association and savings
	bank examiners.
	SECTION 6.016.  Section 13.005, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.005.  COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)
	Subject to Subsection (b), each officer and employee of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] is
	entitled to compensation set by the finance commission. The
	compensation shall be paid from the money of the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department].
	(b)  Chapter 654, Government Code, applies to a position of
	the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]
	only if it is classified in salary groups 1-10 under the General
	Appropriations Act. The legislature in the General Appropriations
	Act may determine the total amount appropriated to the Department
	of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] but may not
	determine the number or salaries of employees other than the
	positions specifically subject to Chapter 654, Government Code, as
	provided by this section. The finance commission, subject to the
	limits provided by this section, shall otherwise determine the
	number of employees of the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department] and the salaries of those employees. The
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] may
	use money appropriated to it for any purpose to pay the salaries
	determined by the finance commission.
	SECTION 6.017.  Section 13.006, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.006.  OATH OF OFFICE.  Before assuming the duties of
	office, each deputy savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner, examiner, assistant examiner, conservator,
	supervisor, and special agent and each other officer or employee
	specified by the savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner
	must take an oath of office to discharge faithfully the duties
	assigned and uphold the constitution and laws of this state and the
	United States.
	SECTION 6.018.  Section 13.007, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.007.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
	The savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner shall:
	(1)  supervise and regulate the organization,
	operation, and liquidation of state savings associations, as
	provided by Subtitle B, Title 3, and state savings banks, as
	provided by Subtitle C, Title 3; and
	(2)  enforce those subtitles personally or through a
	deputy savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner, examiner,
	supervisor, conservator, or other agent.
	SECTION 6.019.  Sections 13.008(b) and (c), Finance Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner
	shall:
	(1)  collect all fees, penalties, charges, and revenue
	required to be paid by state savings associations and savings
	banks; and
	(2)  periodically submit to the finance commission, as
	directed by the finance commission, a complete report of the
	receipts and expenditures of the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department].
	(c)  The cost of an audit of the financial transactions of
	the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]
	under Chapter 321, Government Code, shall be paid to the state
	auditor from the money of the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.020.  Sections 13.010(b), (c), and (d), Finance
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(b)  A person may not be a Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department] employee employed in a "bona fide
	executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that
	phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the
	overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
	(29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
	(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid
	consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]; or
	(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid
	consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department].
	(c)  A person may not act as the general counsel to the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] if the
	person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305,
	Government Code, because of the person's activities for
	compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of
	the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending. [Loan Department]
	(d)  Before the 11th day after the date on which an employee
	begins employment with the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department], the employee shall read the
	conflict-of-interest statutes applicable to employees of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] and
	sign a notarized affidavit stating that the employee has read those
	statutes.
	SECTION 6.021.  Sections 13.011(a), (c), (d), and (e),
	Finance Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner
	shall prepare information of consumer interest describing:
	(1)  the regulatory functions of the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]; and
	(2)  the procedures by which consumer complaints are
	filed with and resolved by the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department].
	(c)  The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department] shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed
	with the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department]. The file must include:
	(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;
	(2)  the date the complaint is received by the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department];
	(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;
	(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to
	the complaint;
	(5)  a summary of the results of the review or
	investigation of the complaint; and
	(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed,
	if the agency closed the file without taking action other than to
	investigate the complaint.
	(d)  The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department] shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to
	each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending's [Loan Department's]
	policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and
	resolution.
	(e)  The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department], at least quarterly until final disposition of the
	complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each
	person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the
	investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover
	investigation.
	SECTION 6.022.  Section 13.012, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.012.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The office of savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner and the Department of Savings
	and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] are subject to Chapter 325,
	Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence
	as provided by that chapter, the office and department are
	abolished September 1, 2013.
	SECTION 6.023.  Section 13.013, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.013.  STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.  The savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner or the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner's designee shall provide to agency
	employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the
	requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including
	information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable
	laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or
	employees.
	SECTION 6.024.  Sections 13.014(a) and (b), Finance Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner or
	the savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner's designee
	shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that
	implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that
	all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color,
	disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.
	(b)  The policy statement must include:
	(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating
	to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of
	personnel, that show the intent of the Department of Savings and
	Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] to avoid the unlawful employment
	practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and
	(2)  an analysis of the extent to which the composition
	of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department's] personnel is in accordance with state and federal law
	and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with
	state and federal law.
	SECTION 6.025.  Section 13.015, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 13.015.  EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAM.  The savings and
	mortgage lending [loan] commissioner or the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner's designee shall provide to agency
	employees information and training on the benefits and methods of
	participation in the state employee incentive program.
	SECTION 6.026.  Section 61.002(5), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(5)  "Commissioner" means the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner.
	SECTION 6.027.  Section 62.303(b), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a), an association is in
	good standing if the association has paid all fees, assessments,
	and money due and payable to the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.028.  Section 62.559(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by this section, information
	obtained by the commissioner under this subchapter is confidential
	and may not be disclosed by the commissioner or an officer or
	employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department].
	SECTION 6.029.  Section 66.001, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 66.001.  GENERAL DUTIES.  The Department of Savings and
	Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] and the commissioner shall
	regulate associations and subsidiaries of associations operating
	under this subtitle.
	SECTION 6.030.  Section 66.002, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 66.002.  ADOPTION OF RULES.  The finance commission may
	adopt rules relating to:
	(1)  the minimum amounts of capital stock and paid-in
	surplus required for incorporation as a capital stock association;
	(2)  the minimum amounts of savings liability and
	expense funds required for incorporation as a mutual association;
	(3)  the fees and procedures for processing, hearing,
	and deciding applications filed with the commissioner or the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] under
	this subtitle;
	(4)  the books and records that an association is
	required to keep and the location at which the books and records are
	required to be maintained;
	(5)  the accounting principles and practices that an
	association is required to observe;
	(6)  the conditions under which records may be copied
	or reproduced for permanent storage before the original records are
	destroyed;
	(7)  the form, contents, and time of publication of
	statements of condition;
	(8)  the form and contents of annual reports and other
	reports that an association is required to prepare and publish or
	file;
	(9)  the manner in which assets, liabilities, and
	transactions in general are to be described when entered in the
	books of an association, so that the entry accurately describes the
	subject matter of the entry; and
	(10)  the conditions under which the commissioner may
	require an asset to be charged off or reserves established by
	transfer from surplus or paid-in capital because of the
	depreciation of or overstated value of the asset.
	SECTION 6.031.  Section 66.107(b), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  The commissioner shall set the matter for hearing to be
	held not earlier than the 11th day or later than the 30th day after
	the date of the request. The hearing must be held at the offices of
	the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] in
	Austin.
	SECTION 6.032.  Section 66.306, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 66.306.  PRIORITY OF CLAIMS.  On liquidation of an
	association, claims for payment have the following priority:
	(1)  obligations incurred by the commissioner or the
	liquidating agent, fees and assessments due the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department], and expenses of
	liquidation, all of which may be covered by the proper reserve of
	money;
	(2)  approved claims of creditors, to the extent that
	the claims are secured by, or constitute a lien on, the assets or
	property of the association;
	(3)  approved claims of depositors against the general
	liquidating account of the association;
	(4)  approved claims of general creditors and the
	unsecured portion of a creditor obligation described by Subdivision
	(2);
	(5)  otherwise approved claims that were not filed
	within the time prescribed by Section 66.305;
	(6)  approved claims of subordinated creditors; and
	(7)  claims of shareholders of the association.
	SECTION 6.033.  Sections 66.401(c) and (d), Finance Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The commissioner may employ legal counsel to bring and
	prosecute a derivative suit. The commissioner may:
	(1)  pay the counsel from funds appropriated for the
	operation of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department]; or
	(2)  require the association for which the suit is
	brought to pay the counsel directly or to reimburse the Department
	of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] for the payment.
	(d)  The association shall be paid an amount equal to the
	amount of the proceeds of a judgment on a suit brought under this
	section less unreimbursed costs and expenses, including attorney's
	fees, incurred by the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
	[Loan Department] in prosecuting the suit.
	SECTION 6.034.  Section 89.006(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The commissioner, a member of the finance commission, a
	deputy commissioner, an examiner, or any other officer or employee
	of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]
	is not personally liable for damages arising from the person's
	official act or omission unless the act or omission is corrupt or
	malicious.
	SECTION 6.035.  Section 89.052(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The commissioner and an examiner, supervisor,
	conservator, liquidator, inspector, deputy, assistant, clerk, or
	other employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
	[Loan Department] who is appointed or acting under this subtitle
	shall be removed from the person's position with the department if
	the person:
	(1)  does not keep secret a fact or information about an
	association obtained during an examination or because of the
	person's official position, except when the public duty of the
	person requires otherwise; or
	(2)  wilfully makes a false official report about the
	condition of an association.
	SECTION 6.036.  Section 89.102(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The commissioner may require an association that
	knowingly violates this subtitle or a rule adopted under this
	subtitle to pay to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
	[Loan Department] an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000
	for each day that the violation occurs after notice of the violation
	is given by the commissioner.
	SECTION 6.037.  Sections 91.002(1) and (5), Finance Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(1)  "Appropriate banking agency":
	(A)  means:
	(i)  with respect to a savings bank
	chartered by this state, the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department];
	(ii)  with respect to a federal savings
	bank, the Office of Thrift Supervision;
	(iii)  with respect to a savings and loan
	association chartered by this state, the Department of Savings and
	Mortgage Lending [Loan Department];
	(iv)  with respect to a federal savings and
	loan association, the Office of Thrift Supervision;
	(v)  with respect to a bank chartered by this
	state, the Texas Department of Banking; and
	(vi)  with respect to a national bank, the
	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and
	(B)  includes:
	(i)  in each case in which a state bank is a
	member of the Federal Reserve System, the board of governors of the
	Federal Reserve System;
	(ii)  in each case where required by the
	Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1811 et seq.), the
	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
	(iii)  any successor of a state or federal
	agency specified by this subdivision.
	(5)  "Commissioner" means the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner.
	SECTION 6.038.  Section 92.555(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by this section, information the
	commissioner obtains under this subchapter that is not published is
	confidential and may not be disclosed by the commissioner or an
	officer or employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.039.  Section 96.001, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 96.001.  GENERAL DUTIES.  The Department of Savings and
	Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] and the commissioner shall
	regulate savings banks and subsidiaries of savings banks operating
	under this subtitle.
	SECTION 6.040.  Section 96.002(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The finance commission may adopt rules necessary to
	supervise and regulate savings banks and to protect public
	investment in savings banks, including rules relating to:
	(1)  the minimum amounts of capital required to
	incorporate and operate as a savings bank, which may not be less
	than the amounts required of corresponding national banks;
	(2)  the fees and procedures for processing, hearing,
	and deciding applications filed with the commissioner or the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] under
	this subtitle;
	(3)  the books and records that a savings bank is
	required to keep and the location at which the books and records are
	required to be maintained;
	(4)  the accounting principles and practices that a
	savings bank is required to observe;
	(5)  the conditions under which records may be copied
	or reproduced for permanent storage before the originals are
	destroyed;
	(6)  the form, content, and time of publication of
	statements of condition;
	(7)  the form and content of annual reports and other
	reports that a savings bank is required to prepare and publish or
	file;
	(8)  the manner in which assets, liabilities, and
	transactions in general are to be described when entered in the
	books of a savings bank, so that the entry accurately describes the
	subject matter of the entry;
	(9)  the conditions under which the commissioner may
	require an asset to be charged off or reserves established by
	transfer from surplus or paid-in capital because of depreciation of
	or overstated value of the asset;
	(10)  the change of control of a savings bank;
	(11)  the conduct, management, and operation of a
	savings bank;
	(12)  the withdrawable accounts, bonuses, plans, and
	contracts for savings programs;
	(13)  the merger, consolidation, reorganization,
	conversion, and liquidation of a savings bank;
	(14)  the establishment of an additional office or the
	change of office location or name of a savings bank;
	(15)  the requirements for a savings bank's holding
	companies, including those relating to:
	(A)  registration and periodic reporting of a
	holding company with the commissioner; and
	(B)  transactions between a holding company, an
	affiliate of a holding company, or a savings bank; and
	(16)  the powers of a savings bank to make loans and
	investments that contain provisions reasonably necessary to ensure
	that a loan made by a savings bank is consistent with sound lending
	practices and that the savings bank's investment will promote the
	purposes of this subtitle, including provisions governing:
	(A)  the type of loans and the conditions under
	which a savings bank may originate, make, or sell loans;
	(B)  the conditions under which a savings bank may
	purchase or participate in a loan made by another lender;
	(C)  the conditions for the servicing of a loan
	for another lender;
	(D)  the conditions under which a savings bank may
	lend money on the security of a loan made by another person;
	(E)  the conditions under which a savings bank may
	pledge loans held by it as collateral for borrowing by the savings
	bank;
	(F)  the conditions under which a savings bank may
	invest in securities and debt instruments;
	(G)  the documentation that a savings bank must
	have in its files at the time of funding or purchase of a loan, an
	investment, or a participation in a loan;
	(H)  the form and content of statements of
	expenses and fees and other charges that are paid by a borrower or
	that a borrower is obligated to pay;
	(I)  the title information that must be
	maintained;
	(J)  the borrower's insurance coverage of
	property securing a loan;
	(K)  an appraisal report;
	(L)  the financial statement of a borrower;
	(M)  the fees or other compensation that may be
	paid to a person in connection with obtaining a loan for a savings
	bank, including an officer, director, employee, affiliated person,
	consultant, or third party;
	(N)  the conditions under which the savings bank
	may advance money to pay a tax, assessment, insurance premium, or
	other similar charge for the protection of the savings bank's
	interest in property securing the savings bank's loans;
	(O)  the terms under which a savings bank may
	acquire and deal in real property;
	(P)  the valuation on a savings bank's books of
	real property held by the savings bank;
	(Q)  the terms governing the investment by a
	savings bank in a subsidiary, the powers that may be exercised by a
	subsidiary, and the activities that may be engaged in by a
	subsidiary; and
	(R)  any other matter considered necessary to
	administer each type of transaction.
	SECTION 6.041.  Section 96.107(b), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  The commissioner shall set the hearing to be held not
	earlier than the 10th day or later than the 30th day after the date
	of the request. The hearing must be held at the offices of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.042.  Section 96.159(b), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  The commissioner shall set the hearing to be held not
	earlier than the 10th day or later than the 30th day after the date
	of the request. The hearing must be held at the offices of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.043.  Section 96.351, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 96.351.  DISCLOSURE BY DEPARTMENT PROHIBITED.  Except
	as otherwise provided by this subtitle or a rule adopted under this
	subtitle, the following are confidential and may not be disclosed
	by the commissioner or an examiner, supervisor, conservator,
	liquidator, inspector, deputy, or assistant clerk or other employee
	of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]
	who is appointed or acting under this subtitle:
	(1)  information, regardless of the circumstances
	under which the information is obtained, regarding a financial
	institution or a shareholder, participant, officer, director,
	manager, affiliate, or service provider of a financial institution,
	other than information in a public statement or the public portion
	of a call report or profit and loss statement; and
	(2)  all related files and records of the department.
	SECTION 6.044.  Section 96.353(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  Confidential information that is provided to a
	financial institution or an affiliate or service provider of a
	financial institution, whether in the form of a report of
	examination or otherwise, is the confidential property of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.045.  Section 96.355(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner may
	refuse to release information or records in the custody of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] if the
	commissioner believes release of the information or records might
	jeopardize an investigation of possibly unlawful activities.
	SECTION 6.046.  Section 96.357, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 96.357.  REMOVAL FOR VIOLATION.  A person who violates
	this subchapter or who wilfully makes a false official report on the
	condition of a financial institution shall be removed from office
	or further employment with the Department of Savings and Mortgage
	Lending [Loan Department].
	SECTION 6.047.  Sections 96.401(c) and (d), Finance Code,
	are amended to read as follows:
	(c)  The commissioner may employ legal counsel to bring and
	prosecute a derivative suit. The commissioner may:
	(1)  pay counsel from funds appropriated for the
	operation of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department]; or
	(2)  require the savings bank for which the suit is
	brought to pay the counsel directly or to reimburse the Department
	of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] for the payment.
	(d)  The savings bank shall be paid an amount equal to the
	amount of the proceeds of a judgment on a suit brought under this
	section less unreimbursed costs and expenses, including attorney's
	fees incurred by the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
	[Loan Department] in prosecuting the suit.
	SECTION 6.048.  Section 96.404, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 96.404.  INTEREST IN SAVINGS BANK PROHIBITED FOR
	DEPARTMENT.  (a)  A savings bank or a director, officer, employee,
	or representative of a savings bank may not give a loan or gratuity,
	directly or indirectly, to the commissioner, an employee of the
	Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department], or a
	spouse of the commissioner or employee.
	(b)  The commissioner or an employee of the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] may not:
	(1)  hold an office or position in a domestic savings
	bank or exercise a right to vote on a domestic savings bank matter
	because the person is a member of or shareholder in the savings
	bank;
	(2)  hold an interest, directly or indirectly, in a
	domestic savings bank; or
	(3)  undertake an indebtedness as a borrower, directly
	or indirectly, or endorser, surety, or guarantor or sell or
	otherwise dispose of a loan or investment to a domestic savings
	bank.
	(c)  If the commissioner or an employee of the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] has a prohibited,
	direct or indirect right or interest in a domestic savings bank at
	the time of appointment or employment, the commissioner or employee
	shall dispose of the right or interest not later than the 60th day
	after the date of appointment or employment.
	(d)  If the commissioner or an employee of the Department of
	Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department] is indebted as a
	borrower, directly or indirectly, or is an endorser, surety, or
	guarantor on a note to a domestic savings bank at the time of
	appointment or employment, the commissioner or employee may
	continue in that capacity until that debt is paid.
	SECTION 6.049.  Section 96.405, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 96.405.  PERMITTED TRANSACTIONS FOR DEPARTMENT
	RELATING TO SAVINGS BANK.  (a)  The commissioner or an employee of
	the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]
	may hold a deposit account at a savings bank and receive earnings on
	the account.
	(b)  If a loan or other note of the commissioner or an
	employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department] is acquired by a savings bank, the commissioner or
	employee may continue as a borrower, endorser, surety, or guarantor
	of the loan or note until the loan or note is paid.
	SECTION 6.050.  Section 119.008(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The commissioner, a member of the finance commission, a
	deputy commissioner, an examiner, or any other officer or employee
	of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]
	is not personally liable for damages arising from the person's
	official act or omission unless the act or omission is corrupt or
	malicious.
	SECTION 6.051.  Section 119.201(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  The commissioner may require a savings bank that
	knowingly violates this subtitle or a rule adopted under this
	subtitle to pay to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
	[department] an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 for
	each day that the violation occurs after notice of the violation is
	given by the commissioner.
	SECTION 6.052.  Section 156.002(1), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(1)  "Commissioner" means the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner.
	SECTION 6.053.  Section 157.002(1), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(1)  "Commissioner" means the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner.
	SECTION 6.054.  Section 157.007, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 157.007.  DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.  A mortgage banker
	shall include the following notice to a mortgage loan applicant
	with an application for a mortgage loan:
	"COMPLAINTS REGARDING MORTGAGE BANKERS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE
	DEPARTMENT OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING [LOAN DEPARTMENT],
	______________________________ (street address of the Department
	of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan Department]). A TOLL-FREE
	CONSUMER HOTLINE IS AVAILABLE AT _______________ (telephone number
	of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending's [Loan
	Department's] toll-free consumer hotline)."
	SECTION 6.055.  Section 157.008(a), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  If the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department] receives a signed written complaint from a person
	concerning a mortgage banker, the commissioner shall notify the
	representative designated by the mortgage banker under Section
	157.003(b) in writing of the complaint and provide a copy of the
	complaint to the representative.
	SECTION 6.056.  Section 187.202(e), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(e)  A credit union, savings association, or savings bank
	that does not maintain a branch in this state and desires to
	establish or acquire and maintain a representative trust office
	shall comply with this section, except that the notice required by
	Subsection (a) must be filed with, and the duties and
	responsibilities of the banking commissioner under Subsections
	(b)-(d) shall be performed by:
	(1)  the Texas credit union commissioner, with respect
	to a credit union; or
	(2)  the Texas savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner, with respect to a savings association or savings
	bank.
	SECTION 6.057.  Section 187.303(b), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b)  With respect to the trust business of a credit union,
	savings association, or savings bank, the duties and
	responsibilities of the banking commissioner under Subsection (a)
	shall be performed by:
	(1)  the Texas credit union commissioner, with respect
	to a credit union; or
	(2)  the Texas savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner, with respect to a savings association or savings
	bank.
	SECTION 6.058.  Section 201.002(9), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(9)  "Commissioner" has the meaning assigned to the
	term "banking commissioner" by Section 31.002(a), except that for
	purposes of Chapter 203 and the laws of this state as they relate to
	Chapter 203, with respect to a state savings bank, the term means
	the savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner of Texas.
	SECTION 6.059.  Section 273.003(2), Finance Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(2)  "Commissioner" means the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner.
	SECTION 6.060.  Section 341.103, Finance Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 341.103.  REGULATION OF SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS.  (a)  The
	savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner shall enforce this
	subtitle relating to the regulation of state savings associations
	operating under this subtitle.
	(b)  The official exercising authority over the operation of
	federal savings associations equivalent to the authority exercised
	by the savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner over state
	savings associations may enforce this subtitle relating to the
	regulation of a federal savings association operating under this
	subtitle.
	SECTION 6.061.  Section 411.081(i), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(i)  A criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history
	record information that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure
	to the following noncriminal justice agencies or entities only:
	(1)  the State Board for Educator Certification;
	(2)  a school district, charter school, private school,
	regional education service center, commercial transportation
	company, or education shared service arrangement;
	(3)  the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners;
	(4)  the Texas School for the Blind and Visually
	Impaired;
	(5)  the Board of Law Examiners;
	(6)  the State Bar of Texas;
	(7)  a district court regarding a petition for name
	change under Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Family Code;
	(8)  the Texas School for the Deaf;
	(9)  the Department of Family and Protective Services;
	(10)  the Texas Youth Commission;
	(11)  the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative
	Services;
	(12)  the Department of State Health Services, a local
	mental health service, a local mental retardation authority, or a
	community center providing services to persons with mental illness
	or retardation;
	(13)  the Texas Private Security Board;
	(14)  a municipal or volunteer fire department;
	(15)  the Board of Nurse Examiners;
	(16)  a safe house providing shelter to children in
	harmful situations;
	(17)  a public or nonprofit hospital or hospital
	district;
	(18)  the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission;
	(19)  the securities commissioner, the banking
	commissioner, the savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner, or the credit union commissioner;
	(20)  the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy;
	(21)  the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
	(22)  the Health and Human Services Commission; and
	(23)  the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
	SECTION 6.062.  Section 411.1385, Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.1385.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
	INFORMATION: SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING [LOAN] COMMISSIONER.
	(a)  The savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner is
	entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record
	information maintained by the department that relates to a person
	who is an applicant for or holder of a mortgage broker or loan
	officer license issued under Chapter 156, Finance Code.
	(b)  Criminal history record information obtained by the
	savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner under Subsection
	(a) may be released or disclosed only as provided by Section
	156.206, Finance Code.
	SECTION 6.063.  Sections 2306.260(a) and (g), Government
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The department shall conduct a study to examine mortgage
	foreclosure rates in Bexar, Cameron, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, and
	Travis Counties and shall establish an advisory committee to direct
	the focus of the study. The advisory committee shall be composed
	of:
	(1)  the director or the director's representative;
	(2)  the savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner or the commissioner's representative;
	(3)  four members appointed by the director who
	represent community and consumer interests;
	(4)  four members appointed by the savings and mortgage
	lending [loan] commissioner who represent the mortgage lending
	industry; and
	(5)  a representative of the Texas Housing Research
	Consortium at The University of Texas at Austin.
	(g)  All information used to conduct the study must be
	accessible to the department, the Department of Savings and
	Mortgage Lending [Loan Department], and the legislature. The
	department shall prepare a consolidated analysis and
	recapitulation of the information used to conduct the study and
	shall make the analysis and recapitulation available to the public.
	The department shall ensure that the analysis and recapitulation of
	the information used to conduct the study contain only aggregate
	data and do not contain data specific to any mortgage.
	SECTION 6.064.  Section 12.018, Property Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 12.018.  TRANSFER BY RECEIVER OR CONSERVATOR OF FAILED
	DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.  If a bank, savings and loan association,
	savings bank, or other depository institution is placed in
	receivership or conservatorship by a state or federal agency,
	instrumentality, or institution, including the Banking Department
	of Texas, Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department] of Texas, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
	Resolution Trust Corporation, Federal Deposit Insurance
	Corporation, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or
	their successors, a person at any time may record an affidavit or
	memorandum of a sale, transfer, purchase, or acquisition agreement
	between the receiver or conservator of the failed depository
	institution and another depository institution. If the sale,
	transfer, purchase, or acquisition agreement transfers or sells an
	interest in land or in a mortgage or other lien vested according to
	the real property records in the failed depository institution, a
	recorded affidavit or memorandum under this section is constructive
	notice of the transfer or sale. The failure of the affidavit or
	memorandum to be executed by the record owner or of the affidavit,
	memorandum, or agreement to contain language of conveyance does not
	create a defect in title to the land or the lien.
	SECTION 6.065.  Section 74.704, Property Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 74.704.  ASSISTANCE IN ENFORCEMENT.  If the
	comptroller or the attorney general requests, the State Auditor,
	Banking Commissioner of Texas, securities commissioner,
	commissioner of insurance, savings and mortgage lending [loan]
	commissioner, Credit Union Commission, Department of Public Safety
	of the State of Texas, or any district or county attorney shall
	assist the comptroller or attorney general in enforcing this title.
	SECTION 6.066.  Section 721.003(a), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The governing bodies of the following state agencies or
	divisions by rule may exempt from the requirements of Section
	721.002 a motor vehicle that is under the control and custody of the
	agency or division:
	(1)  Texas Commission on Fire Protection;
	(2)  Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
	(3)  Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
	Retardation;
	(4)  Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;
	(5)  the institutional division or the pardons and
	paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
	(6)  Board of Pardons and Paroles;
	(7)  Parks and Wildlife Department;
	(8)  Railroad Commission of Texas;
	(9)  Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;
	(10)  Texas Department of Banking;
	(11)  Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending [Loan
	Department];
	(12)  Texas Juvenile Probation Commission;
	(13)  Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission;
	(14)  Texas Youth Commission;
	(15)  Texas Lottery Commission;
	(16)  the office of the attorney general;
	(17)  Texas Department of Insurance; and
	(18)  an agency that receives an appropriation under an
	article of the General Appropriations Act that appropriates money
	to the legislature.
	SECTION 6.067.  Section 171.260(b), Tax Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(b)  The savings and mortgage lending [loan] commissioner
	shall appoint a conservator under Subtitle B or C, Title 3, Finance
	Code, to pay the franchise tax of a savings and loan association
	that is organized under the laws of this state and that the
	commissioner certifies as being delinquent in the payment of the
	association's franchise tax.
	SECTION 6.068.  Section 26.342(3), Water Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(3)  "Corporate fiduciary" means an entity chartered by
	the Banking Department of Texas, the Department of Savings and
	Mortgage Lending [Loan Department of Texas], the United States
	comptroller of the currency, or the director of the United States
	Office of Thrift Supervision that acts as a receiver, conservator,
	guardian, executor, administrator, trustee, or fiduciary of real or
	personal property.
	ARTICLE 7.  CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE
	PART A.  GENERAL CHANGES
	SECTION 7.001.  Section 51.201(a), Government Code, is
	amended to conform to Section 5a, Article V, Texas Constitution, as
	added by H.J.R. No. 75, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2001, and approved by the voters at the election held
	November 6, 2001, to read as follows:
	(a)  An [A clerk of a court of appeals serves for a term of
	two years and the] order appointing a [the] clerk of a court of
	appeals must be recorded in the minutes of the court.
	SECTION 7.002.  Section 57.002(c), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 584 and 614, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted to read as follows:
	(c)  Subject to Subsection (e), in a county with a population
	of less than 50,000, a court may appoint a spoken language
	interpreter who is not a licensed court interpreter.
	SECTION 7.003.  Section 305.0062(d), Government Code, is
	amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(d)  If a registrant cannot reasonably determine the amount
	of an expenditure under Section 305.006(b) that is directly
	attributable to a member of the legislative or executive branch as
	required by Subsection (a), the registrant shall apportion the
	expenditure made by that registrant or by others on the
	registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or
	ratification according to the total number of persons in
	attendance. However, if an expenditure is for an event to which all
	legislators are invited, the registrant shall report the
	expenditure under Subsection (a)(8) [(a)(7)] and not under any
	other subdivision of that subsection or any other provision of this
	chapter.
	SECTION 7.004.  Section 411.110(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 282 and 1300, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The Department of State Health Services is entitled to
	obtain from the department criminal history record information
	maintained by the department that relates to:
	(1)  a person who is:
	(A)  an applicant for a license or certificate
	under the Emergency Medical Services Act (Chapter 773, Health and
	Safety Code);
	(B)  an owner or manager of an applicant for an
	emergency medical services provider license under that Act; or
	(C)  the holder of a license or certificate under
	that Act; [or]
	(2)  an applicant for a license or a license holder
	under Subchapter N, Chapter 431, Health and Safety Code; or
	(3) [(2)]  an applicant for a license, the owner or
	manager of an applicant for a massage establishment license, or a
	license holder under Chapter 455, Occupations Code.
	SECTION 7.0041.  Section 2054.2595, Government Code, is
	repealed to conform to Section 8, Chapter 1260, Acts of the 79th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, and Section 6, Chapter 1292,
	Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.
	SECTION 7.0042.  Section 2054.260, Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 1260 and 1292, Acts of the 79th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2005, is reenacted to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.260.  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a)  Not later than
	September 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall report
	on the status, progress, benefits, and efficiency gains of the
	project. The department shall provide the report to:
	(1)  the presiding officer of each house of the
	legislature;
	(2)  the chair of each committee in the legislature
	that has primary jurisdiction over the department;
	(3)  the governor; and
	(4)  each state agency or local government
	participating in the project.
	(b)  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,
	the department shall report on financial matters, including project
	costs and revenues, and on any significant issues regarding
	contract performance on the project.
	(c)  The department shall provide the report to:
	(1)  the presiding officer of each house of the
	legislature; and
	(2)  the chair of each committee in the legislature
	with primary jurisdiction over the department.
	SECTION 7.0043.  Sections 2054.272(a) and (c), Government
	Code, as added by Chapter 672, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2005, are amended to conform to Section 26, Chapter 1260,
	Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, to read as
	follows:
	(a)  A state agency that has jurisdiction over matters
	related to occupational licenses, including a licensing entity of
	this state, shall develop in cooperation with the department
	[authority] a link through the TexasOnline portal.
	(c)  The department [authority] may not charge a fee to
	implement this section.
	SECTION 7.005.  Section 2054.272, Government Code, as added
	by Chapter 1292, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session,
	2005, and Section 2054.273, Government Code, as added by Chapter
	1260, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, are
	consolidated and renumbered as Section 2054.2721, Government Code,
	and reenacted to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.2721.  INDEPENDENT ANNUAL AUDIT.  (a)  Not later
	than August 1 of each year, any private vendor chosen to implement
	or manage the project shall have an audit of the vendor's finances
	associated with the management and operation of the project
	performed by an independent certified public accountant selected by
	the state. The vendor shall pay for the audit and shall have a copy
	of the audit provided to the department.
	(b)  Not later than August 15 of each year, the department
	shall provide a copy of the audit report to:
	(1)  the presiding officer of each house of the
	legislature; and
	(2)  the chair of each committee in the legislature
	with primary jurisdiction over the department.
	(c)  The department shall keep a copy of the audit report and
	make the audit report available for inspection by any interested
	person during regular business hours.
	SECTION 7.0051.  Section 2054.273(a), Government Code, as
	added by Chapter 1292, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular
	Session, 2005, is amended to conform to Section 26, Chapter 1260,
	Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, to read as
	follows:
	(a)  A state agency or a vendor, as determined by the
	department [authority], shall collect all fees charged to use the
	project. If a state agency collects the fees charged to use the
	project, the state agency shall forward the fees to the vendor, if
	the state has contracted with a vendor under Section 2054.252(d).
	If the state has not contracted with a vendor, the state agency
	shall forward to the state an amount equal to the state's share of
	the fees. If a vendor collects or receives the fees charged for use
	of the project, it shall forward to the state an amount equal to the
	state's share of the fees as provided by the vendor's contract with
	the department.
	SECTION 7.0052.  Section 2205.043(b), Government Code, is
	amended to correct a reference to read as follows:
	(b)  The board shall adopt rules, consistent with federal
	regulations and Section 3101.001 [Article 6139f, Revised
	Statutes], governing the color, size, and location of marks of
	identification required by this section.
	SECTION 7.006.  Section 2262.051(a), Government Code, as
	amended by Chapters 309 and 785, Acts of the 78th Legislature,
	Regular Session, 2003, is reenacted to read as follows:
	(a)  In consultation with the attorney general, the
	Department of Information Resources, the comptroller, and the state
	auditor, the commission shall develop or periodically update a
	contract management guide for use by state agencies. Participation
	by the state auditor under this subsection is subject to approval by
	the legislative audit committee for inclusion in the audit plan
	under Section 321.013(c).
	PART B.  UPDATE OF COURT FEES
	SECTION 7.101.  The heading to Section 101.021, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.021.  SUPREME COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE.
	SECTION 7.102.  The heading to Section 101.041, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.041.  COURT OF APPEALS FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE.
	SECTION 7.103.  (a)  Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Government
	Code, is amended by amending Section 101.061 and adding Sections
	101.0611 through 101.0617 to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.061.  DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: CIVIL PRACTICE
	AND REMEDIES CODE.  The clerk of a district court shall collect
	fees and costs under the Civil Practice and Remedies Code as
	follows:
	(1)  filing fee in action with respect to a fraudulent
	court record or fraudulent lien or claim filed against property
	(Sec. 12.005, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . $15;
	(2)  fee for service of notice of action with respect to
	a fraudulent court record or fraudulent lien or claim filed against
	property (Sec. 12.005, Civil Practice and Remedies Code) . . . not
	to exceed $20, if notice delivered in person, or the cost of
	postage, if service is by registered or certified mail;
	(3)  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 $15 [$10];
	(4)  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;
	(5)  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; and
	(6)  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.
	Sec. 101.0611. DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: GOVERNMENT
	CODE.  The clerk of a district court shall collect fees and costs
	under the Government Code as follows:
	(1)  appellate judicial system filing fees for:
	(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)  Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D)  Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) [(D)]  Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(F)  Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(G) [(E)]  Thirteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2)  when administering a case for the Rockwall County
	Court at Law (Sec. 25.2012, Government Code) . . . civil fees and
	court costs as if the case had been filed in district court;
	(3) [(5)]  additional filing fees:
	(A)  for each suit filed for insurance contingency
	fund, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.302,
	Government Code) . . . not to exceed $5; and
	(B)  [for each civil suit filed, for court-related
	purposes for the support of the judiciary and for civil legal
	services to an indigent:
	[(i)     for family law cases and proceedings
	as defined by Section 25.0002, Government Code (Sec. 133.151, Local
	Government Code) .   .   .   $45; or
	[(ii)     for any case other than a case
	described by Subparagraph (i) (Sec. 133.151, Local Government Code)
	.   .   . $50;
	[(C)]  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
	[(D)     on the filing of 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:
	[(i)     for family law cases and proceedings
	as defined by Section 25.0002, Government Code (Sec. 133.152, Local
	Government Code) .   .   . $5; or
	[(ii)     for any case other than a case
	described by Subparagraph (i) (Sec. 133.152, Local Government Code)
	.   .   . $10;]
	(4) [(6)]  for filing a suit, including an appeal from
	an inferior court:
	(A)  for a suit with 10 or fewer plaintiffs (Sec.
	51.317, Government Code) . . . $50;
	(B)  for a suit with at least 11 but not more than
	25 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $75;
	(C)  for a suit with at least 26 but not more than
	100 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $100;
	(D)  for a suit with at least 101 but not more than
	500 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $125;
	(E)  for a suit with at least 501 but not more than
	1,000 plaintiffs (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $150; or
	(F)  for a suit with more than 1,000 plaintiffs
	(Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $200;
	(5) [(7)]  for filing a cross-action, counterclaim,
	intervention, contempt action, motion for new trial, or third-party
	petition (Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $15;
	(6) [(8)]  for issuing a citation or other writ or
	process not otherwise provided for, including one copy, when
	requested at the time a suit or action is filed (Sec. 51.317,
	Government Code) . . . $8;
	(7) [(9)]  for records management and preservation
	(Sec. 51.317, Government Code) . . . $10;
	(8) [(10)]  for issuing a subpoena, including one copy
	(Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $8;
	(9) [(11)]  for issuing a citation, commission for
	deposition, writ of execution, order of sale, writ of execution and
	order of sale, writ of injunction, writ of garnishment, writ of
	attachment, or writ of sequestration not provided for in Section
	51.317, or any other writ or process not otherwise provided for,
	including one copy if required by law (Sec. 51.318, Government
	Code) . . . $8;
	(10) [(12)]  for searching files or records to locate a
	cause when the docket number is not provided (Sec. 51.318,
	Government Code) . . . $5;
	(11) [(13)]  for searching files or records to
	ascertain the existence of an instrument or record in the district
	clerk's office (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(12) [(14)]  for abstracting a judgment (Sec. 51.318,
	Government Code) . . . $8;
	(13) [(15)]  for approving a bond (Sec. 51.318,
	Government Code) . . . $4;
	(14) [(16)]  for a certified copy of a record,
	judgment, order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the
	district clerk's office, including certificate and seal, for each
	page or part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . $1;
	(15) [(17)]  for a noncertified copy, for each page or
	part of a page (Sec. 51.318, Government Code) . . . not to exceed
	$1;
	(16)  fee for performing a service:
	(A)  related to the matter of the estate of a
	deceased person (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee
	allowed the county clerk for those services;
	(B)  related to the matter of a minor (Sec.
	51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee allowed the county
	clerk for the service;
	(C)  of serving process by certified or registered
	mail (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . the same fee a sheriff or
	constable is authorized to charge for the service under Section
	118.131, Local Government Code; and
	(D)  prescribed or authorized by law but for which
	no fee is set (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) . . . a reasonable fee;
	(17) [(18)]  jury fee (Sec. 51.604, Government Code)
	. . . $30;
	(18)  additional filing fee for family protection on
	filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage under Chapter 6, Family
	Code, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 51.961,
	Government Code) . . . not to exceed $30;
	(19)  at a hearing held by an associate judge in Dallas
	County, a court cost to preserve the record, in the absence of a
	court reporter, by other means (Sec. 54.509, Government Code) . . .
	as assessed by the referring court or associate judge; and
	(20)  at a hearing held by an associate judge in Duval
	County, a court cost to preserve the record (Sec. 54.1151,
	Government Code) . . . as imposed by the referring court or
	associate judge.
	Sec. 101.0612.  DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: HEALTH AND
	SAFETY CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect for filing
	a report of divorce or annulment a fee of $1 under Section
	[(Sec.]194.002, Health and Safety Code.[) . . . $1;]
	Sec. 101.0613.  DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: HUMAN
	RESOURCES CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect fees
	and costs under the Human Resources Code as follows:
	(1) [(20)]  for filing a suit in Comal County (Sec.
	152.0522, Human Resources Code) . . . $4;
	(2) [(21)     additional filing fee for family protection
	on filing a suit for dissolution of a marriage under Chapter 6,
	Family Code, if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec.
	51.961, Government Code) .   .   . not to exceed $30;
	[(22)]  fee on filing a suit for dissolution of a
	marriage for services of child support department in Harris County,
	if authorized by the county commissioners court (Sec. 152.1074,
	Human Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $12;
	(3) [(22-a)]  a child support service fee in Nueces
	County if ordered by the commissioners court and assessed by the
	court (Sec. 152.1844, Human Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $5 a
	month payable annually in advance;
	(4) [(22-b)]  a service fee to be paid by a person
	ordered by a district court to pay child or spousal support:
	(A)  in Collin County if authorized by the
	juvenile board (Sec. 152.0492, Human Resources Code) . . . not to
	exceed $2.50 added to first support payment each month;
	(B)  in Johnson County if authorized by the
	juvenile board (Sec. 152.1322, Human Resources Code) . . . $1.00
	added to first support payment each month; and
	(C)  in Montague County (Sec. 152.1752, Human
	Resources Code) . . . $1 if fee is ordered to be paid monthly, 50
	cents if fee is ordered to be paid semimonthly or weekly;
	(5) [(22-c)]  attorney's fees as an additional cost in
	Montague County on a finding of contempt of court for failure to pay
	child or spousal support if the contempt action is initiated by the
	probation department (Sec. 152.1752, Human Resources Code) . . .
	$15;
	(6) [(23)]  fee on filing a suit requesting an adoption
	in Montague County (Sec. 152.1752, Human Resources Code) . . . $25;
	(7) [(24)]  court cost on citation for contempt of
	court for failure to comply with child support order in Nueces
	County, if authorized by the commissioners court (Sec. 152.1844,
	Human Resources Code) . . . not to exceed $10;
	(8) [(25)]  fee on filing a suit for divorce in Orange
	County (Sec. 152.1873, Human Resources Code) . . . not less than
	$5;
	(9) [(26)]  court costs on citation for contempt of
	court in Orange County for failure to comply with a child support
	order or order providing for possession of or access to a child
	(Sec. 152.1873, Human Resources Code) . . . amount determined by
	district clerk;
	(10) [(27)]  fee on filing a suit requesting an
	adoption in Orange County (Sec. 152.1874, Human Resources Code)
	. . . not less than $25; and
	(11) [(28)]  fee on filing a suit requesting an
	adoption in Wichita County (Sec. 152.2496, Human Resources Code)
	. . . $100.
	Sec. 101.0614.  DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS:  INSURANCE
	CODE.  The clerk of a district court shall collect court costs and
	reasonable and necessary expert witness fees under Section 544.054,
	Insurance Code, which may include expert witness fees in Travis
	County in an action in which the plaintiff prevails against an
	insurer for economic damages sustained by the plaintiff as a result
	of unfair discrimination.
	Sec. 101.0615.  DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS: LOCAL
	GOVERNMENT CODE.  The clerk of a district court shall collect fees
	and costs under the Local Government Code as follows:
	(1)  additional filing fees:
	(A)  for each civil suit filed, for court-related
	purposes for the support of the judiciary and for civil legal
	services to an indigent:
	(i)  for family law cases and proceedings as
	defined by Section 25.0002, Government Code (Sec. 133.151, Local
	Government Code) . . . $45; or
	(ii)  for any case other than a case
	described by Subparagraph (i) (Sec. 133.151, Local Government Code)
	. . . $50;
	(B)  on the filing of 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:
	(i)  for family law cases and proceedings as
	defined by Section 25.0002, Government Code (Sec. 133.152, Local
	Government Code) . . . $5; or
	(ii)  for any case other than a case
	described by Subparagraph (i) (Sec. 133.152, Local Government Code)
	. . . $10;
	(2) [(29)]  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;
	(3) [(30)]  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;
	(4) [(31)]  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;
	(5) [(32)]  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; and
	(6)  on the filing of a civil suit, an additional filing
	fee to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the
	judiciary (Sec. 133.154, Local Government Code) . . . $37.
	Sec. 101.0616.  DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS:  TEXAS
	PROBATE CODE.  The clerk of a district court shall collect fees and
	costs under the Texas Probate Code as follows:
	(1) [(33)     when administering a case for the Rockwall
	County Court at Law (Sec. 25.2012, Government Code) .   .   . civil
	fees and court costs as if the case had been filed in district
	court;
	[(34)     at a hearing held by an associate judge in Dallas
	County, a court cost to preserve the record, in the absence of a
	court reporter, by other means (Sec. 54.509, Government Code) .   .   .
	as assessed by the referring court or associate judge;
	[(35)     at a hearing held by an associate judge in Duval
	County, a court cost to preserve the record (Sec. 54.1151,
	Government Code, as added by Chapter 1150, Acts of the 78th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2003)   .   .   .   as imposed by the
	referring court or associate judge;
	[(36)     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;
	[(37)     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;
	[(38)     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;
	[(39)  fee for performing a service:
	[(A)     related to the matter of the estate of a
	deceased person (Sec. 51.319, Government Code)   .   .   . the same fee
	allowed the county clerk for those services;
	[(B)     related to the matter of a minor (Sec.
	51.319, Government Code)   .   .   . the same fee allowed the county
	clerk for the service;
	[(C)     of serving process by certified or
	registered mail (Sec. 51.319, Government Code) .   .   . the same fee a
	sheriff or constable is authorized to charge for the service under
	Section 118.131, Local Government Code; and
	[(D)     prescribed or authorized by law but for
	which no fee is set (Sec. 51.319, Government Code)   .   .   . a
	reasonable fee;
	[(40)     court costs, which may include expert witness
	fees in Travis County in an action in which the plaintiff prevails
	against an insurer for economic damages sustained by the plaintiff
	as a result of unfair discrimination (Sec. 544.054, Insurance
	Code)   .   .   . court costs and reasonable and necessary expert witness
	fees;
	[(41)]  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; and
	(2) [(42)]  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.[; and]
	Sec. 101.0617.  DISTRICT COURT FEES AND COSTS:  TAX CODE.
	The clerk of a district court shall collect a [(43)]  fee of $5
	under Section 42.221, Tax Code, for filing an additional petition
	for review of an appraisal review board order relating to certain
	regulated property running through or operating in more than one
	county after the first petition for review relating to the same
	property is filed for a tax year [(Sec. 42.221, Tax Code) . . . $5].
	(b)  Section 101.062, Government Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 7.104.  (a)  Subchapter E, Chapter 101, Government
	Code, is amended by amending Section 101.081 and adding Sections
	101.0811 through 101.0817 to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.081.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: CIVIL
	PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE.  The clerk of a statutory county court
	shall collect fees and costs under the Civil Practice and Remedies
	Code 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 $15 [$10];
	(2)  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;
	(3)  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; and
	(4)  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.
	Sec. 101.0811.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	GOVERNMENT CODE.  The clerk of a statutory county court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
	(1) [(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)  Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D)  Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) [(D)]  Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(F)  Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(G) [(E)]  Thirteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2) [(3)]  an official court reporter fee, County Court
	at Law No. 2 of Bexar County (Sec. 25.0172, Government Code) . . .
	$3;
	(3)  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;
	(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; and
	(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)  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;
	(9)  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;
	(10)  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; and
	(11)  a fee not otherwise listed in this subchapter
	that is required to be collected under Section 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.
	Sec. 101.0812.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE.  The clerk of a statutory county court
	shall collect fees and costs under the Health and Safety Code as
	follows:
	(1) [(8)]  for filing an application for registration
	of death (Sec. 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
	(2) [(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;
	(3) [(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;
	(4)  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;
	(5)  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;
	(6)  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;
	(7)  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;
	(8)  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;
	(9)  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
	(10)  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.
	Sec. 101.0813.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: HUMAN
	RESOURCES CODE.  The clerk of a statutory county court shall
	collect [(11)]  for filing a suit in Comal County a fee of $4 under
	Section [(Sec.] 152.0522, Human Resources Code.[) . . . $4;]
	Sec. 101.0814.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: LOCAL
	GOVERNMENT CODE.  The clerk of a statutory county court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Local Government Code as follows:
	(1) [(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;
	(2) [(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;
	(3) [(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;
	(4) [(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;
	(5)  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;
	(6)  on the filing of a civil suit, an additional filing
	fee to be used for court-related purposes for the support of the
	judiciary (Sec. 133.154, Local Government Code) . . . $37;
	(7) [(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;
	(8) [(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;
	(9) [(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; and
	(10) [(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. [;]
	Sec. 101.0815.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: TEXAS
	PROBATE CODE.  The clerk of a statutory county court shall collect
	fees and costs under the Texas Probate Code as follows:
	(1) [(20)]  fee for deposit of a will with the county
	clerk during testator's lifetime (Sec. 71, Texas Probate Code)
	. . . $3;
	(2)  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; and
	(3)  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.
	Sec. 101.0816.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	PROPERTY CODE.  The clerk of a statutory county court shall collect
	a [(21)]  court cost in the amount of $10 or more, as taxed by the
	court under Section 21.047, Property Code, for each special
	commissioner in an eminent domain proceeding. [(Sec. 21.047,
	Property Code) .   .   . as taxed by the court, $10 or more;]
	Sec. 101.0817.  STATUTORY COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS UNDER
	OTHER LAWS.  The clerk of a statutory county court shall collect a
	[(22)]  fee of $10 under Article 6327, Vernon's Texas Civil
	Statutes, for a 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].
	(b)  Section 101.083, Government Code, is repealed.
	SECTION 7.105.  Subchapter F, Chapter 101, Government Code,
	is amended by amending Section 101.101 and adding Sections 101.1011
	through 101.1015 to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.101.  STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE.  The clerk of a statutory probate
	court shall collect a [fees and costs as follows:
	[(1)]  court cost in an amount not to exceed $15 under
	Section 152.004, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, 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;]
	Sec. 101.1011.  STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	GOVERNMENT CODE.  The clerk of a statutory probate court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Government Code as follows:
	(1) [(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)  Third Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2041, Government Code) . . . $5;
	(D) Fourth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2051, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(E) [(D)]  Fifth Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2061, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(F)  Eleventh Court of Appeals District (Sec.
	22.2121, Government Code) . . . $5; and
	(G) [(E)]  Thirteenth Court of Appeals District
	(Sec. 22.2141, Government Code) . . . not more than $5;
	(2) [(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; and
	(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];
	(3)  jury fee for civil case (Sec. 51.604, Government
	Code) . . . $22;
	(4)  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; and
	(5)  a fee not otherwise listed in this subchapter 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.
	Sec. 101.1012.  STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE.  The clerk of a statutory probate court
	shall collect fees and costs under the Health and Safety Code as
	follows:
	(1) [(4)]  for filing an application for registration
	of death (Sec. 193.007, Health and Safety Code) . . . $1;
	(2) [(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;
	(3) [(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;
	(4)  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;
	(5)  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;
	(6)  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;
	(7)  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;
	(8)  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;
	(9)  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
	(10)  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.
	Sec. 101.1013.  STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.  The clerk of a statutory probate court
	shall collect fees and costs under the Local Government Code as
	follows:
	(1)  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;
	(2) [(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;
	(3) [(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;
	(4) [(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; and
	(5)  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.
	Sec. 101.1014.  STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	TEXAS PROBATE CODE.  The clerk of a statutory probate court shall
	collect fees and costs under the Texas Probate Code as follows:
	(1) [(10)]  fee for deposit of a will with the county
	clerk during testator's lifetime (Sec. 71, Texas Probate Code)
	. . . $3;
	(2)  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; and
	(3)  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.
	Sec. 101.1015.  STATUTORY PROBATE COURT FEES AND COSTS:
	PROPERTY CODE.  The clerk of a statutory probate court shall collect
	a [(11)]  court cost in the amount of $10 or more, as taxed by the
	court under Section 21.047, Property Code, [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 7.106.  (a)  Subchapter G, Chapter 101, Government
	Code, is amended by amending Section 101.121 and adding Sections
	101.1211 through 101.1216 to read as follows:
	Sec. 101.121.  COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: ALCOHOLIC
	BEVERAGE CODE.  The clerk of a county court shall collect a [:
	[(1)]  fee of $5 under Section 61.31, Alcoholic
	Beverage Code, for hearing on application for a license to
	manufacture, distribute, store, or sell beer. [(Sec. 61.31,
	Alcoholic Beverage Code) .   .   . $5;]
	Sec. 101.1211.  COUNTY COURT FEES AND COSTS: CIVIL PRACTICE
	AND REMEDIES CODE.  The clerk of a county court shall collect:
	(1) a [(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 $15 [$10];
	(2)  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