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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a temporary abatement of evictions of residential |
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tenants during a pandemic. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 24.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.012. TEMPORARY ABATEMENT OF EVICTION OF RESIDENTIAL |
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TENANT DURING PANDEMIC. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Pandemic disease" means an infectious disease |
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that spreads to a significant portion of the population of a |
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country, multiple countries, or the world and that poses a |
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substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities, |
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illnesses, or permanent long-term disabilities. |
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(2) "State of disaster" means a state of disaster |
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declared by the governor under Section 418.014, Government Code. |
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(b) An action under this chapter to evict a residential |
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tenant is automatically abated without a court order during the |
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period a state of disaster related to a pandemic disease is in |
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effect. |
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(c) During the period a state of disaster related to a |
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pandemic disease is in effect, an officer may not execute a writ of |
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possession relating to the eviction of a residential tenant. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2022. |