S.B. No. 740
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the assessment of court costs and fees on conviction of
  multiple offenses or on conviction of multiple counts of the same
  offense.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.073 to read as follows:
         Art. 102.073.  ASSESSMENT OF COURT COSTS AND FEES IN A SINGLE
  CRIMINAL ACTION. (a)  In a single criminal action in which a
  defendant is convicted of two or more offenses or of multiple counts
  of the same offense, the court may assess each court cost or fee
  only once against the defendant.
         (b)  In a criminal action described by Subsection (a), each
  court cost or fee the amount of which is determined according to the
  category of offense must be assessed using the highest category of
  offense that is possible based on the defendant's convictions.
         (c)  This article does not apply to a single criminal action
  alleging only the commission of two or more offenses punishable by
  fine only.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies to a
  court cost or fee imposed on or after the effective date of this
  Act, regardless of whether the offense for which the cost or fee was
  imposed was committed before, on, or after that date.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 740 passed the Senate on
  April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2015, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 740 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 128,
  Nays 16, two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor