H.B. No. 242 AN ACT relating to the requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1.07(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) A notice required by Section 11.45(d), 23.44(d), 23.46(c), 23.54(e), 23.541(c), 23.55(e), 23.57(d), 23.76(e), 23.79(d), or 23.85(d) must be sent by certified mail. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 242 was passed by the House on April 3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 242 was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor