By: Hughes  S.B. No. 2093          (In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2021; April 1, 2021, read   first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;   April 21, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee   Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 21, 2021,   sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2093 By:  Hughes     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to filing fees for certain candidates for office in   primary elections.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 141.041, Election Code, is transferred   to Subchapter B, Chapter 181, Election Code, redesignated as   Section 181.0311, Election Code, and amended to read as follows:          Sec. 181.0311  [141.041]. FILING FEE OR PETITION REQUIRED   [TO APPEAR ON BALLOT FOR GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY   OFFICERS].  (a)  In addition to any other requirements, [to be   eligible] to be considered for nomination by convention [placed on   the ballot for the general election for state and county officers],   a candidate [who is nominated by convention under Chapter 181 or   182] must:                (1)  pay a filing fee to the secretary of state for a   statewide or district office or the county judge for a county or   precinct office; or                (2)  submit to the secretary of state for a statewide or   district office or the county judge for a county or precinct office   a petition in lieu of a filing fee that satisfies the requirements   prescribed by Subsection (e) and Section 141.062.          (b)  The amount of the filing fee is the amount prescribed by   Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office   in a general primary election.          (c)  A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be   deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue   fund.          (d)  A filing fee received by the county judge shall be   deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general   fund.          (e)  The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the   petition authorized by Subsection (a) is the number prescribed by   Section 172.025 to appear on a petition of a candidate for   nomination for the same office in a general primary election.          (f)  The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to   implement this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.     * * * * *