By Heflin                                             H.R. No. 1304
         76R17969 JD-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State
 1-2     of Texas, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That House Rule
 1-3     13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule
 1-4     13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
 1-5     resolve the differences on House Bill No. 3549, relating to the
 1-6     administration and collection of ad valorem taxes and certain local
 1-7     standby fees, to consider and take action on the following matter:
 1-8           House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the
 1-9     committee to add text on a matter that is not included in either
1-10     the house or senate version of the bill to read as follows:
1-11                   SECTION 32.   Section 34.08(b), Tax Code, is amended
1-12     to read as follows:
1-13           (b)  A person may not commence an action challenging the
1-14     validity of a tax sale after the time set forth in Section
1-15     33.54(a)(1) or (2), as applicable to the property, against a
1-16     subsequent purchaser for value who acquired the property in
1-17     reliance on the tax sale.  The purchaser may conclusively presume
1-18     that the tax sale was valid and shall have full title to the
1-19     property free and clear of the right, title, and interest of any
1-20     person that arose before the tax sale, subject only to recorded
1-21     restrictive covenants and valid easements of record set forth in
1-22     Section 34.01(n) [34.01(d)] and subject to applicable rights of
1-23     redemption.
1-24           EXPLANATION:  This change is necessary to conform a
 2-1     cross-reference to Section 34.01(d), Tax Code, contained in Section
 2-2     34.08(b), Tax Code, to the amendment of Section 34.01(d) made by
 2-3     the bill.