By:  Moncrief, et al.                                  S.B. No. 141
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to requiring disclaimers on certain advertisements that
 1-3     offer homestead designation services.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Property Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Section 41.0051 to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 41.0051.  DISCLAIMER REQUIRED.  A person may not deliver
 1-8     a written advertisement offering, for a fee, to designate property
 1-9     as a homestead as provided by Section 41.005 unless there is a
1-10     disclaimer on the advertisement that is conspicuous and printed in
1-11     14-point boldface type or 14-point uppercase typewritten letters
1-12     that makes the following statement or a substantially similar
1-13     statement:
1-14          THIS DOCUMENT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT OF SERVICES.  IT IS NOT
1-15                 AN OFFICIAL DOCUMENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
1-16           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.