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Agency says voter‑education exam fee is being moved from statute to rule but the amount won't change
Summary
The TWRA item presented an emergency-to-permanent rule moving the voter-education exam fee from statute into rule to align with Public Chapter 214; the agency said the fee amount is unchanged and the statutory cap remains, while lawmakers asked whether moving the fee to rule could enable future increases.
Blair Beatty told lawmakers an emergency rule presented in June moves the voter-education exam and certificate fee from statute to rule under Public Chapter 214; he emphasized the fee itself is not changing.
"This rule effectuates public chapter 214... The fee is not changing. It is just being moved from statute to rule," Beatty said. Representative Clemens asked whether moving a fee to rule makes future increases easier; TWRA replied the statute contains a cap and that the agency had no intent to raise the fee as part of this amendment.
No public comment was received and the committee advanced the item with a positive recommendation.
