By: Gonzales of Williamson H.B. No. 4118       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to programs and fees administered by the Department of   Agriculture          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 12.0144, Agriculture Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 12.0144.  FEE SCHEDULE; LIMIT ON INCREASE.  (a)   The   department shall by rule adopt a schedule for all fees set by the   department under this code.  Except for those activities exempted   in the General Appropriations Act, the department shall set fees in   an amount which offsets, when feasible, the direct and indirect   state costs of administering its regulatory activities.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the department may not in   a state fiscal year increase any fee set by the department by an   amount that exceeds 10 percent of the amount of the fee at the end of   the preceding state fiscal year.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.