Opinion No.

Honorable Bob Bullock Comptroller of Public Accounts P. O. Box 13528 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Effective date of amendments to section 144(b) of article 6701d, V.T.C.S., which allocates to municipalities money received from traffic fines, and related questions (RQ-2033)

Dear Mr. Bullock:

You ask a number of questions relative to the applicability of section 144(b) of article 6701d, V.T.C.S, prior to and after the date of its amendment by the 71st Legislature. Subsection (b) concerns the allocation of money received from traffic fines by municipalities.

Section 144 as amended by House Bill 243, Acts…