Amend CSSB 142 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1) In SECTION 20 of the bill, insert the following appropriately designated subsection and redesignate subsections of the SECTION accordingly:

(___) Section 51.015, Property Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to the levy of an assessment or assessments as described by Section 51.015, Property Code, as amended by this Act, the effective date of which is on or after the effective date of this Act. A levy of an assessment or assessments the effective date of which is before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

(2) Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS in the bill and renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ___. Section 51.002, Property Code, is amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:

(i) Notice served under Subsection (b)(3) or (d) must state the name and address of the sender of the notice and contain a statement that is conspicuous, printed in boldface or underlined type, and substantially similar to the following: "Assert and protect your rights as a member of the armed forces of the United States. If you are or your spouse is serving on active military duty, including active military duty as a member of the Texas National Guard or the National Guard of another state or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, please send written notice of the active duty military service to the sender of this notice immediately."

SECTION ___. Subsection (a), Section 51.015, Property Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:

(1-a) "Assessment" and "assessments" have the meanings assigned by Sections 82.113(a) and 209.002, as applicable.

SECTION ___. Subsection (b), Section 51.015, Property Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) This section applies only to an obligation:

(1) that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other contract lien, including a lien securing payment of an assessment or assessments, as applicable, on real property or personal property that is a dwelling owned by a military servicemember;

(2) that originates before the date on which the servicemember's active duty military service commences; and

(3) for which the servicemember is still obligated.

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