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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of an owner of real property sold at a tax |
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sale to transfer the owner's right of redemption to another person. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.21, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (l) to read as follows: |
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(l) An owner of real property who is entitled to redeem the |
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property under this section may not transfer the owner's right of |
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redemption to another person. Any instrument purporting to |
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transfer the owner's right of redemption is void. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect a transfer of a property owner's right of redemption that |
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occurred before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1642 passed the Senate on |
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April 26, 2019, 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. 1642 passed the House on |
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May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 16, |
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two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |