HBA-MPM H.B. 662 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 662 By: Hilderbran County Affairs 2/25/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, district and county attorneys, clerks of district and county courts, sheriffs, constables, and justices of the peace in counties with populations of 2.8 million or more may collect an administrative fee not to exceed two dollars for each transaction relating to the collection of fees, fines, restitution, or other costs imposed by the court. H.B. 662 removes the 2.8 million population cap, allowing any county to impose a two dollar transaction fee. 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 Article 102.072, Code of Criminal Procedure, to delete the stipulation that a certain district or county officer or a community supervision and corrections department may assess an administrative fee relating to the collection of certain fines, fees, restitution, or other courtimposed costs only in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.