Amend HB 900 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 24.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 24.012. MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY REGULATION OF EVICTIONS PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other regulation that:
(1) delays, prohibits, or restricts the execution of a writ of possession or a suit to evict a tenant under this chapter; and
(2) has the effect of causing financial damages to a landlord.