HBA-SEB H.B. 1322 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1322 By: King, Phil Juvenile Justice and Family Issues 7/7/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 76th Texas Legislature, the law prohibited county clerks from charging a fee to the Title IV-D agency (Office of the Attorney General-Child Support Division), a domestic relations office, or a friend of the court for recording the notice of a child support lien or for release of the lien. The clerks were authorized to charge the fee to attorneys who filed child support liens. H.B. 1322 exempts any other party from the fee for recording the notice of a lien, prohibits a county clerk from charging the Title IV-D agency, a domestic relations office, or a friend of the court a fee for recording the release of a lien, and clarifies the style of the lien notice and release. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 157.315, Family Code, by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c), as follows: (b) Prohibits a county clerk from charging any party a fee for recording the notice of a child support lien. Provides that in order to qualify for this exemption, the lien notice must be styled "Notice of Child Support Lien." Makes conforming changes. (c) Prohibits a county clerk from charging the Title IV-D agency (Office of the Attorney General-Child Support Division), a domestic relations office, or a friend of the court a fee for recording the release of a lien. Provides that the lien release must be styled "Release of Child Support Lien." Makes conforming changes. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.