HBA-SEB H.B. 1322 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1322 By: King, Phil Juvenile Justice and Family Issues 2/18/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law prohibits 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, but the clerks may charge the fee to attorneys who file child support liens. H.B. 1322 exempts any other party from the fee, including attorneys, 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(b), Family Code, to prohibit a county clerk from charging any party a fee for recording the notice or for release 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," and 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.