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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 83(R)

Senate Bill 1240

Senate Author:  Duncan et al.

Effective:  6-14-13

House Sponsor:  Keffer


            Senate Bill 1240 amends the Property Code to prohibit the ordering of an action in a judicial proceeding the object or effect of which is to compel the partition of a mineral interest owned or claimed by a charitable trust that would divest the trust of its ownership of a mineral interest unless the trust has refused to execute a mineral lease, with fair and reasonable terms, to the plaintiff or petitioner in the proceeding.