By: Perry, et al. S.B. No. 658     (Leach)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the disposition of money from certain attorney accounts   delivered to the comptroller as unclaimed property.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 74.602, Property Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 74.602.  USE OF MONEY. Except as provided by Section   381.004, Local Government Code, and Section 74.604 the comptroller   shall use the unclaimed money received under this chapter or any   other statute requiring the delivery of unclaimed property to the   comptroller to pay the claims of persons or states establishing   ownership of property in the possession of the comptroller under   this chapter or under any other unclaimed property or escheat   statute.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter G, Chapter 74, Property Code, is   amended by adding Section 74.604 to read as follows:          Sec. 74.604.  DISPOSITION OF MONEY DELIVERED TO COMPTROLLER   FROM CERTAIN ATTORNEY ACCOUNTS. (a)  In this section, "IOLTA   account" means an account established as required by the Interest   on Lawyers' Trust Accounts Program administered by the Texas Access   to Justice Foundation under supreme court rule.          (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), this section   applies to money delivered to the comptroller under Section 74.301   as:                (1)  unclaimed or unidentified money in a client trust   account established by an attorney or law firm; or                (2)  money in an abandoned IOLTA account.          (c)  This section does not apply to money paid or delivered   to a reported owner by the comptroller under Section 74.503.          (d)  Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller shall   deposit money to which this section applies to the credit of the   basic civil legal services account of the judicial fund. Except as   provided by Subsection (e), money deposited to the credit of the   basic civil legal services account under this section may be   appropriated only to the supreme court for use in programs approved   by the supreme court that provide basic civil legal services to   indigent persons.          (e)  If the comptroller pays a claim for money deposited to   the credit of the basic civil legal services account under   Subsection (d), the supreme court shall reimburse the comptroller   from the account for the amount of the claim. The supreme court may   use money deposited under Subsection (d) to reimburse the   comptroller.          (f)  The comptroller and the supreme court may adopt rules   necessary to implement this section.          SECTION 3.  (a)  The changes in law made by this Act apply to   money described by Section 74.604(b), Property Code, as added by   this Act, that was delivered to the comptroller of public accounts   under Section 74.301, Property Code, on, before, or after the   effective date of this Act.          (b)  As soon as practicable after the effective date of this   Act, the comptroller of public accounts shall identify money   described by Subsection (a) of this section that was delivered to   the comptroller of public accounts before the effective date of   this Act and for which a claim has not been paid by the comptroller   and that has not otherwise been paid or delivered to a reported   owner by the comptroller under Subchapter F, Chapter 74, Property   Code, and deposit the money to the credit of the basic civil legal   services account in the judicial fund in accordance with Section   74.604(d), Property Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.