Bill Text: TX SR838 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on SB 891.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-26 - Reported enrolled [SR838 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SR838-Enrolled.html

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By: Huffman S.R. No. 838

SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 891 (the operation and administration of and practice
in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state
government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal
offense) to consider and take action on the following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee
to add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
version of the bill by adding the following new SECTION to
ARTICLE 13 of the bill:
SECTION 13.01. Section 231.103(a), Family Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The Title IV-D agency may:
(1) charge a reasonable application fee;
(2) charge a $35 [$25] annual service fee; and
(3) to the extent permitted by federal law, recover
costs for the services provided in a Title IV-D case.
Explanation: The addition is necessary to amend the Family
Code to provide for an increase of the annual service fee charged
by the Title IV-D agency.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 26, 2019, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate