HB1950 - Relating to the consolidated municipal court security and technology fund in certain municipalities.

      H.B. No. 1950         AN ACT   relating to the consolidated municipal court security and   technology fund in certain municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 102.017, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (g) to   read as follows:          (a)  The courthouse security fund is a fund in the county   treasury, and , except as provided in Subsection (g), the municipal   court building security fund is a fund in the municipal treasury.   The funds consist of money allocated to the funds under Sections   134.101, 134.102, 134.103, 135.101, and 135.102, Local Government   Code.           (g)     This section does not apply to a municipality with a   population of less than 100,000.          SECTION 2.  Article 102.0172, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to   read as follows:          (a)   Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [ The ]   municipal court technology fund is a fund in the municipal   treasury. The fund consists of money allocated to the fund under   Section 134.103, Local Government Code.           (d)     This section does not apply to a municipality with a   population of less than 100,000.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.0175 to read as   follows:           Art.   102.0175.     CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING   SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY FUND. (a) This section applies only to a   municipality with a population of less than 100,000.           (b)     The consolidated municipal court building security and   technology fund is a fund in the municipal court treasury. The fund   consists of money allocated to the fund under Section 134.103,   Local Government Code.           (c)     Money deposited in a consolidated municipal court   building security and technology fund may be used only for the   purposed authorized under:                 (1)     Article 102.017(b) or (c) for use of a municipal   court technology fund; or                 (2)     Article 102.0172(b) for use of a municipal court   technology fund.           (d)     The consolidated municipal court building security and   technology fund shall be administered by or under the direction of   the governing body of the municipality.          SECTION 4.  Section 134.103(b), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  The treasurer shall allocate the court costs received   under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each   receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as   applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have   received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been   collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund   may not receive less than the following percentages:                (1)  the courthouse security fund , [ or ] municipal court   building security fund, or consolidated municipal court building   security and technology fund, as appropriate 35 percent;                (2)  the local youth diversion fund 35.7143 percent;                (3)  the justice court technology fund , [ or ] municipal   court technology fund, or consolidated municipal court building   security and technology fund, as appropriate 28.5714 percent; and                (4)  the county or municipal jury fund, as appropriate   0.7143 percent.          SECTION 5.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a fee on conviction collected on or after the effective date of this   Act. A fee on conviction collected before the effective date of   this Act is governed by the law in effect when the fee was   collected, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 6.  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, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1950 was passed by the House on April   29, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 146, Nays 1, 1 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1950 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor