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Senate Bill 499 |
Senate Author: Lucio |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Lucio III |
Previous law required the executive director of the manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, in determining the amount of actual damages for which the manufactured homeowners' recovery trust fund is liable, to make an independent inquiry as to the damages actually incurred by a consumer as a result of an act or omission found to be in violation of certain applicable state or federal laws unless the damages have been established by a contested jury trial. Senate Bill 499 amends the Occupations Code to instead require the executive director to make that inquiry unless the damages have been previously established through a contested trial.