85R2144 JSC-D     By: Springer H.B. No. 555       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an additional fee for issuing a marriage license to   applicants who are not residents of this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 118.011(a), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A county clerk shall collect the following fees for   services rendered to any person:                (1)  Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012):                for the first page$ 5.00                for each additional page or part of a page on which   there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00                (2)  Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013):                for the first page$ 5.00                for each additional page or part of a page on which   there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00                for all or part of  each 8-1/2" X   14"  attachment  or  rider$ 4.00                for each name in excess of five names that has to be   indexed in   all   records   in   which   the   document   must   be  indexed$ 0.25                (3)  Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014):                for the clerk's certificate$ 5.00                plus a fee for each page or part of a page$ 1.00                (4)  Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145):                for each page or part of a page$ 1.00                (5)  Birth     or     Death     Certificate     (Sec.   118.015)same as state registrar                (6)  Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016)$ 3.00                (7)  Marriage License (Sec. 118.018)$60.00                (7-a)  Marriage License for Out-Of-State Applicants   (Sec. 118.018)not more than $150                (8)  Declaration   of   Informal   Marriage   (Sec.   118.019)$25.00                (9)  Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020)$ 5.00                (10)  Oath   Administration   (Sec.  118.021)$ 1.00          SECTION 2.  Section 118.018, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (d) to   read as follows:          (b-1)  The county clerk shall issue a marriage license   without collecting a marriage license fee from an applicant who:                (1)  completes a premarital education course described   by Section 2.013, Family Code; [and]                (2)  provides to the county clerk a premarital   education course completion certificate indicating completion of   the premarital education course not more than one year before the   date the marriage license application is filed with the clerk; and                (3)  provides proof satisfactory to the county clerk   that the applicant is a resident of this state.          (d)  If neither applicant for a marriage license provides   proof satisfactory to the county clerk that the applicant is a   resident of this state, the county clerk may collect an additional   fee of not more than $150 for issuing the marriage license.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a marriage license issued on or after January 1, 2018. A   marriage license issued before January 1, 2018, is governed by the   law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and   the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.