HBA-CMT H.B. 2185 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2185
By: Goolsby
County Affairs
7/26/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Previous law generally permitted fees to be charged for the acceptance of
credit card payments  by a county.  House Bill 2185 clarifies the authority
of a county tax assessor-collector to collect a fee for processing a credit
card transaction. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2185 amends the Local Government and Tax codes to provide that
if a county tax assessorcollector accepts a credit card invoice as
conditional payment of a fee or tax, the assessor-collector is authorized
rather than required to collect a fee for processing the invoice.    

EFFECTIVE DATE

June 11, 2001.