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


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2185
By: Goolsby
County Affairs
3/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law generally permits 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 Code to provide that if a
county tax assessor-collector 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

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.