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.