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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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. |