By: Zaffirini  S.B. No. 1730          (In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2023; March 16, 2023, read   first time and referred to Committee on Local Government;   April 6, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7,   Nays 0; April 6, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the processing of United States passport applications   by a district court clerk; authorizing fees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 51.3031(a) and (b), Government Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (a)  A district clerk may perform all duties necessary to   process an application for a United States passport, including   taking passport photographs and selling money orders to applicants   for payment purposes.          (b)  To recover the costs of taking passport photographs and   selling money orders, a district clerk may collect [a] reasonable   fees for the provided services [fee] in amounts [an amount] set by   the commissioners court of the county in which the district clerk's   office is located.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *