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Amend CSSB 521 (committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in the introductory language (page 1, lines 51 and 52), strike "Subsections (a) and (b), Section
1201.162, Occupations Code, are" and substitute "Subsection (a),
Section 1201.162, Occupations Code, is".
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Subsection (a),
Section 1201.162, Occupations Code (page 1, line 55), strike
"10-point" and substitute "12-point [10-point]".
(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 1201.162,
Occupations Code (page 3, lines 3-24), strike Subsection (b).
(4) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in the introductory language
(page 3, lines 27-29), strike "Subsections (a) and (b), Section 21,
Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Article 5221f, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes), are" and substitute "Subsection (a), Section
21, Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Article 5221f,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is".
(5) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Subsection (a),
Section 21, Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Article
5221f, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) (page 3, line 33), strike
"10-point" and substitute "12-point [10-point]".
(6) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Section 21, Texas
Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Article 5221f, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes) (page 4, lines 44-65), strike Subsection (b).
(7) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the introductory language
(page 4, line 67), between "Sections" and "1201.1521", insert
"1201.1505,".
(8) In SECTION 4 of the bill, immediately following the
introductory language (page 4, between lines 68 and 69), insert the
following:
Sec. 1201.1505. DEPOSIT ON SPECIALLY ORDERED MANUFACTURED
HOMES. A retailer may require an earnest money deposit on a
specially ordered manufactured home only if:
(1) an earnest money contract has been signed by all
parties;
(2) if applicable, the original binding loan
commitment letter issued by the lender is delivered to the
consumer; and
(3) the consumer has not rescinded the contract under
Section 1201.1521.
(9) In SECTION 4 of the bill (page 5, lines 5-15), strike
proposed Sections 1201.163 and 1201.164, Occupations Code, and
substitute the following:
Sec. 1201.163. ADVANCE COPY OF INSTALLMENT CONTRACT AND
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT; OFFER BY RETAILER. In a chattel mortgage
transaction involving an installment contract, a retailer shall
deliver to a consumer at least 24 hours before the contract is fully
executed the disclosure statement required by this subchapter and
the contract, with all required information included, signed by the
retailer. The delivery of the disclosure statement and installment
contract, with all required information included, signed by the
retailer constitutes a firm offer by the retailer. The consumer may
accept the offer not earlier than 24 hours after the delivery of the
documents.
Sec. 1201.164. NONBINDING ESTIMATE. In a chattel mortgage
transaction, if a retailer provides a nonbinding estimate regarding
the contract price of a manufactured home or the monthly payments or
interest rate applicable to a loan issued in connection with the
home, the estimate must be made in writing and in good faith.
(10) In SECTION 9 of the bill, in proposed Subsection (d) of
Section 1201.508, Occupations Code (page 6, line 65), strike "until
the time the" and substitute "from the retailer's inventory until
the time the installment".
(11) Strike SECTION 18 of the bill (page 9, lines 9-15) and
substitute the following:
SECTION 18. If the Act of the 78th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2003, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and
corrections in enacted codes takes effect, Sections 1201.162(b) and
(c), Occupations Code, are repealed. If that Act does not take
effect, Sections 21(b) and (c), Texas Manufactured Housing
Standards Act (Article 5221f, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are
repealed.
(12) Strike SECTIONS 20 and 21 of the bill (page 9, lines
18-34) and substitute the following:
SECTION 20. (a) The change in law made by this Act in
amending Section 623.104, Transportation Code, applies only to an
offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
(b) The change in law made by this Act in amending Section
32.014, Tax Code, applies only to an ad valorem tax year that begins
on or after January 1, 2004. The change in law made in amending that
section does not affect a tax lien that attaches to property for a
tax year that begins before January 1, 2004, and the law in effect
immediately before January 1, 2004, continues in effect for
purposes of the tax lien.
SECTION 21. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
this section:
(1) this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution; and
(2) if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
(b) Sections 1 and 15 of this Act take effect January 1,
2004.