Bill Text: TX SB254 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to court appointment of a receiver for a property that is in violation of certain ordinances in certain municipalities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-20 - Effective immediately [SB254 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB254-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 254 |
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relating to court appointment of a receiver for a property that is | ||
in violation of certain ordinances in certain municipalities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 214.003, Local Government Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) Except as provided by Subsections (b-1) and | ||
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property a nonprofit organization or an individual with a | ||
demonstrated record of rehabilitating properties if the court finds | ||
that: | ||
(1) the structures on the property are in violation of | ||
the standards set forth in Section 214.001(b) and an ordinance | ||
described by Subsection (a); | ||
(2) notice of violation was given to the record owner | ||
of the property; and | ||
(3) a public hearing as required by Section 214.001(b) | ||
has been conducted. | ||
(b-1) This subsection applies only to a municipality wholly | ||
or partly located in a county that is located along the | ||
international border and has a population of 800,000 or more. The | ||
court may appoint as a receiver under Subsection (b) an individual | ||
without a demonstrated record of rehabilitating properties if the | ||
municipality demonstrates that: | ||
(1) no individual with a demonstrated record of | ||
rehabilitating properties is available; and | ||
(2) the individual being appointed is competent and | ||
able to fulfill the duties of a receiver. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 254 passed the Senate on | ||
April 8, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 254 passed the House on | ||
May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 1, two present | ||
not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |