Bill Text: TX SB298 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the creation and funding of the Texas Forensic Science Commission operating account.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-15 - Effective on 9/1/17 [SB298 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB298-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 298 | ||
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| relating to the creation and funding of the Texas Forensic Science | ||
| Commission operating account. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Article 38.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 13 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 13. TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION OPERATING | ||
| ACCOUNT. The Texas Forensic Science Commission operating account | ||
| is an account in the general revenue fund. The commission shall | ||
| deposit fees collected under Section 4-a for the issuance or | ||
| renewal of a forensic analyst license to the credit of the account. | ||
| Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission for | ||
| the administration and enforcement of this article. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 298 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 298 passed the House on | ||
| May 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 12, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
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| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
