88R10427 PRL-F
 
  By: Leach H.B. No. 3170
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the exemption of certain personal property from
  garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 42.002(a), Property Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The following personal property is exempt under Section
  42.001(a):
               (1)  home furnishings, including family heirlooms;
               (2)  provisions for consumption;
               (3)  farming or ranching vehicles and implements;
               (4)  tools, equipment, books, and apparatus, including
  boats and motor vehicles used by a member of a family or single
  adult in that person's [in a] trade or profession;
               (5)  wearing apparel;
               (6)  jewelry not to exceed 25 percent of the aggregate
  limitations prescribed by Section 42.001(a);
               (7)  two firearms;
               (8)  athletic and sporting equipment, including
  bicycles;
               (9)  a two-wheeled, three-wheeled, or four-wheeled
  motor vehicle for each member of a family or single adult who holds
  a driver's license or who does not hold a driver's license but who
  relies on another person to operate the vehicle for the benefit of
  the nonlicensed person, provided that:
                     (A)  the vehicle:
                           (i)  may be legally operated on a public
  highway of this state;
                           (ii)  is registered as required by Section
  502.040, Transportation Code; and
                           (iii)  is not an autocycle as defined by
  Section 502.005, Transportation Code; and
                     (B)  financial responsibility is established for
  the vehicle as required by Section 601.051, Transportation Code;
               (10)  the following animals and forage on hand for
  their consumption:
                     (A)  two horses, mules, or donkeys and a saddle,
  blanket, and bridle for each;
                     (B)  12 head of cattle;
                     (C)  60 head of other types of livestock; and
                     (D)  120 fowl; and
               (11)  household pets.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made this Act do not apply to
  property that is, as of the effective date of this Act, subject to a
  voluntary bankruptcy proceeding or to a valid claim of a holder of a
  final judgment who has, by levy, garnishment, or other legal
  process, obtained rights superior to those that would otherwise be
  held by a trustee in bankruptcy if a bankruptcy petition were then
  pending against the debtor. That property is subject to the law as
  it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
  the prior law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.