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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to abatement of certain expedited foreclosure |
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proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.021. RULES CONCERNING ABATEMENT OF CERTAIN |
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EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS. The supreme court shall adopt |
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rules of civil procedure providing for abatement, in appropriate |
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cases, of expedited foreclosure proceedings described by Section |
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50(r), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to facilitate completion of |
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a loan modification effort while preserving the expedited character |
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of proceedings conducted under Rule 736, Texas Rules of Civil |
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Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. The Supreme Court of Texas shall initiate |
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proceedings to adopt rules under Section 22.021, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, on or before the 90th day after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |