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AR HB1901

Bill

Status

Passed

4/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jon Milligan

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • County offices recognized as passport acceptance facilities by the U.S. Department of State must collect application, execution, and acceptance fees for processing passport applications

  • Counties may also collect reasonable fees for passport photographs, mail services, and expedited application processing as permitted by federal law or regulation as of January 1, 2025

  • Fees collected that are not remitted to the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Postal Service must be deposited into a county "passport acceptance facility fund"

  • The county quorum court appropriates money from the fund, which must be spent on operating the county passport acceptance facility

  • Approved April 17, 2025 (Act 844 of the Regular Session)

Legislative Description

To Amend The Law Concerning Passport Fees Collected By County Passport Acceptance Facilities.

Last Action

Notification that HB1901 is now Act 844

4/17/2025

Committee Referrals

City, County & Local Affairs4/3/2025
City, County and Local Affairs3/31/2025

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