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AN ACT
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relating to the power of a commissioners court to authorize ad |
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valorem tax sales of real property to be conducted by means of |
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online auctions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.01, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (r) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commissioners court of a county by official action |
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may authorize the officer charged with selling property under this |
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section to conduct a public auction using online bidding and sale. |
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The commissioners court may adopt rules governing online auctions |
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authorized under this subsection. Rules adopted by the |
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commissioners court under this subsection take effect on the 90th |
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day after the date the rules are published in the real property |
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records of the county. |
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(r) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1) and this |
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subsection, a sale of real property under this section must take |
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place at the county courthouse in the county in which the land is |
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located. The commissioners court of the county may designate an |
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area other than an area at the county courthouse where sales under |
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this section will take place that is in a public place within a |
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reasonable proximity of the county courthouse as determined by the |
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commissioners court and in a location as accessible to the public as |
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the courthouse door. The commissioners court shall record that |
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designation in the real property records of the county. A |
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designation by a commissioners court under this section is not a |
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ground for challenging or invalidating any sale. A sale must be |
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held at an area designated under this subsection if the sale is held |
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on or after the 90th day after the date the designation is recorded. |
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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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1452 passed the Senate on |
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April 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1452 passed the House on |
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April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |