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House Bill 3389 |
House Author: Schofield |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Bettencourt |
House Bill 3389 amends the Tax Code to require a district clerk in a delinquent tax suit for which a master in chancery is appointed to collect the fees taxed as costs of suit and award the fees to the master as required for reasonable compensation, regardless of the disposition of the suit. The bill prohibits such fees from being collected or awarded in a suit dismissed by the master unless the master held at least one hearing on the suit or prepared for the suit for at least a number of hours equivalent to the time typically required to conduct a hearing.