1-1     By:  Lindsay                                          S.J.R. No. 53
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed May 3, 2001; May 3, 2001, read first
 1-3     time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental Relations;
 1-4     May 7, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 6,
 1-5     Nays 0; May 7, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                           SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-7     proposing a constitutional amendment permitting an encumbrance to
 1-8     be fixed on homestead property for an obligation to pay certain
 1-9     property owners' association fees without permitting the forced
1-10     sale of the homestead.
1-11           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1.  Section 50, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
1-13     amended by adding Subsection (t) to read as follows:
1-14           (t)  An obligation to pay property owners' association fees
1-15     for maintenance and ownership of common facilities and services is
1-16     a debt for which an encumbrance may be fixed on homestead property.
1-17     The homestead, however, is protected from forced sale for the
1-18     payment of a debt described by this subsection.
1-19           SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-20     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001.
1-21     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
1-22     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment permitting an
1-23     encumbrance to be fixed on homestead property for an obligation to
1-24     pay certain property owners' association fees without permitting
1-25     the forced sale of the homestead."
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