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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to posting certain documents and information related to |
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certain real property sales on a county's Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.002(f-1), Property Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(f-1) A [If a county maintains an Internet website, the] |
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county shall prominently [must] post a notice of sale filed with the |
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county clerk under Subsection (b)(2) on the county's Internet |
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website on a page where the county posts other auction information |
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and that is publicly available for viewing without charge or |
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registration. Along with each notice of sale posted under this |
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subsection, the county must post the following information on the |
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same website page on which the notice is posted: |
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(1) the date, time, and location of the sale; |
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(2) requirements for bidder eligibility; and |
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(3) where and to whom to make a payment for the |
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property. |
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SECTION 2. Section 34.015, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The county assessor-collector for each county shall |
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post on the county's Internet website the form a person must use in |
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that county to request a statement under Subsection (c), except |
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that if the county assessor-collector permits a person to use a form |
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prescribed by the comptroller for that purpose, the county |
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assessor-collector may post a link to the location on the |
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comptroller's Internet website where the form may be viewed instead |
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of posting the form. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |