83R8588 TJS-F
By: Anchia H.B. No. 3691
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an order to conduct mediation following an application
for expedited judicial foreclosure proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 51, Property Code, is amended by adding
Section 51.016 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.016. MEDIATION FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR EXPEDITED
FORECLOSURE. (a) Following receipt of an application for an
expedited foreclosure proceeding under Rule 736.1, Texas Rules of
Civil Procedure, a court may, in the court's discretion, conduct
hearings or order the parties to mediate the dispute. If the
parties are unable to agree on the appointment of a mediator, the
court may appoint a mediator.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, the
supreme court may not amend or adopt rules in conflict with this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.