H.B. No. 1646         AN ACT   relating to the waiver of certain fees for an assumed name   certificate or a statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name   filed by a military veteran.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 71.155, Business & Commerce Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] county   clerk shall collect a fee of:                (1)  $2 for filing each certificate or statement   required or permitted to be filed under this chapter; and                (2)  50 cents for each name to be indexed.          (a-1)  The county clerk may waive all fees under Subsection   (a) for a registrant who is a military veteran. In this subsection,   "military veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 55.001,   Occupations Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1646 was passed by the House on April   27, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, 3 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1646 was passed by the Senate on May   19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor