By: Lozano, Herrero (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) H.B. No. 1646          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017;   May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Veteran   Affairs & Border Security; May 15, 2017, reported favorably by the   following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 15, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     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.     * * * * *