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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to service of citation in connection with an expedited |
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judicial foreclosure proceeding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 17, Civil Practice and |
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Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 17.031 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 17.031. EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS. (a) For a |
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power of sale exercised by the filing of an application for an |
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expedited court order allowing the foreclosure of a contract lien |
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under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, a citation issued to a |
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person who is a respondent in the expedited order proceeding is |
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considered complete when service is accomplished in accordance with |
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Rule 736, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or in the manner provided |
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for petitions under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, the |
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supreme court may not amend or adopt rules in conflict with this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |