S.B. No. 1730         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.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1730 passed the Senate on   April 18, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1730 passed the House on   May 2, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 2, one present   not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor