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House Bill 2978 |
House Author: Parker |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Paxton |
House Bill 2978 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to require, for a power of sale exercised by the filing of an application for an expedited court order allowing the foreclosure of a contract lien under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, service of citation to be completed in a manner provided under those rules. The bill authorizes a court, after the filing of a response to an application for expedited foreclosure, to conduct a hearing to determine whether to order the case to mediation and sets out procedural provisions regarding the hearing and mediation. The bill prohibits the supreme court from amending or adopting rules in conflict with the bill's provisions concerning such a mediation.
House Bill 2978 amends the Government Code to require the supreme court to promulgate specified forms for use in expedited foreclosure proceedings not later than March 1, 2014.