85R7132 TSR-D By: Lozano H.B. No. 1646 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 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.