Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1896 amends the Local Government Code to authorize a county commissioners court to contract with a real estate broker, rather than a person licensed under the Real Estate License Act, to sell property that is owned by the county. The act provides that if a contract requires a real estate broker to list the tract of real property for sale for 30 days with a multiple listing service used by other real estate brokers in the county, the commissioners court may, on or after the 30th day, sell the property to any buyer who is produced by any real estate broker using the multiple listing service and who submits the highest cash offer. In addition, the act authorizes the commissioners court to sell the property without having to comply with requirements for conducting a public auction.