By Wentworth                                          S.R. No. 1175
         76R17970 JD-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 76th
 1-2     Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That Senate Rule 12.03 is
 1-3     suspended in part, as provided by Senate Rule 12.08, to enable the
 1-4     conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
 1-5     Bill No. 3549, relating to the administration and collection of ad
 1-6     valorem taxes and certain local standby fees, to consider and take
 1-7     action on the following matter:
 1-8           Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
 1-9     add text on a matter that is not included in either the house or
1-10     senate version of the bill to read as follows:
1-11           SECTION 32.  Section 34.08(b), Tax Code, is amended to read
1-12     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.