By Hilbert H.B. No. 1186 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the fair administration of a condemnation proceeding; 1-3 and declaring an emergency. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subsection (c), is added to Section 21.015, 1-6 Property Code, and reads as follows: 1-7 Sec. 21.015. HEARING. (c) The evidentiary hearing before 1-8 the special commissioners shall commence no later than the 90th day 1-9 after the condemnation petition is filed with the appropriate 1-10 court. In the event the special commissioners' hearing has not 1-11 commenced on or before the 90th day, the court shall dismiss the 1-12 condemnation proceeding unless the condemnor can prove to the court 1-13 that it has diligently prosecuted the condemnation proceeding and 1-14 that the delay in the commencement of the special commissioners' 1-15 hearing is not substantially attributable to it, or a longer period 1-16 of time has been agreed to between the parties.