By:  Hartnett                                         H.J.R. No. 52
       73R1981 JD-D
                                  A JOINT RESOLUTION
    1-1  proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the period for
    1-2  redemption of property sold for delinquent ad valorem taxes.
    1-3        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-4        SECTION 1.  Article VIII, Section 13, of the Texas
    1-5  Constitution is amended to read as follows:
    1-6        Sec. 13.  (a)  Provision shall be made by the <first>
    1-7  Legislature for the speedy sale, without the necessity of a suit in
    1-8  Court, of a sufficient portion of all lands and other property <for
    1-9  the taxes due thereon, and every year thereafter for the sale in
   1-10  like manner of all lands and other property> upon which the ad
   1-11  valorem taxes have not been paid; and the deed of conveyance to the
   1-12  purchaser for all lands and other property thus sold shall be held
   1-13  to vest a good and perfect title in the purchaser thereof, subject
   1-14  to be impeached only for actual fraud; provided, that the former
   1-15  owner shall within two years from date of the filing for record of
   1-16  the Purchaser's Deed have the right to redeem the land, except as
   1-17  provided in Subsection (b), on the following basis:
   1-18              (1)  Within the first half <year> of the redemption
   1-19  period upon the payment of the amount of money paid for the land,
   1-20  including One ($1.00) Dollar Tax Deed Recording Fee and all taxes,
   1-21  penalties, interest, and costs paid, plus an amount not exceeding
   1-22  twenty-five (25%) percent of the aggregate total of the taxes,
   1-23  penalties, interest, and costs;
   1-24              (2)  Within the last half <year> of the redemption
    2-1  period upon the payment of the amount of money paid for the land,
    2-2  including One ($1.00) Dollar Tax Deed Recording Fee and all taxes,
    2-3  penalties, interest, and costs paid, plus an amount not exceeding
    2-4  fifty (50%) percent of the aggregate total of the taxes, penalties,
    2-5  interest, and costs.
    2-6        (b)  The Legislature may provide for the reduction, to a
    2-7  period of not less than one year, of the period during which a
    2-8  right to redeem property that is vacant and is sold for unpaid ad
    2-9  valorem taxes may be exercised.  The Legislature shall set the
   2-10  amount to be paid in addition to the taxes, penalties, interest,
   2-11  and costs for a reduced redemption period.
   2-12        SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
   2-13  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993.
   2-14  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
   2-15  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment authorizing the
   2-16  legislature to reduce the period for redemption of property sold
   2-17  for delinquent ad valorem taxes."