BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4429

By: King, Tracy O.

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Under certain circumstances, counties are required to provide certain notices regarding water and wastewater requirements in foreclosure sales of properties that are presumed to be residential. H.B. 4429 seeks to require other taxing entities in certain counties to provide this notice.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 4429 amends the Local Government Code to expand the applicability of the requirement for certain counties to include in the public notice and the deed for the foreclosure sale of a residential property a statement on water and wastewater requirements and the risks associated with the purchase of such property to require that all applicable political subdivisions provide such notice.

H.B. 4429 amends the Tax Code to require a notice for the foreclosure sale of residential properties to include such a statement if the real property subject to the sale is located in a county subject to the county regulation of subdivisions and is presumed to be for residential use as a lot that is five acres or less under provisions relating to subdivision platting requirements in a county near an international border.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2021.