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AN ACT
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relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action to enforce a |
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motor vehicle mortgagee's lien. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 61.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.006. ATTORNEY'S FEES. The prevailing party in an |
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action to enforce this chapter is entitled to recover reasonable |
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attorney's fees. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an action commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4142 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4142 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |