| 1 | 1 | | 85R22744 SCL-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Ortega, Hernandez, Farrar H.B. No. 1892 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1892: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Farrar C.S.H.B. No. 1892 |
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| 5 | 5 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to expedited proceedings in cases involving substandard |
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| 10 | 10 | | buildings or improvements. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Local Government Code, |
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| 13 | 13 | | is amended by adding Section 54.0155 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 54.0155. EXPEDITED PROCEEDINGS FOR CERTAIN CIVIL |
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| 15 | 15 | | ACTIONS. (a) A court shall expedite any proceeding, including an |
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| 16 | 16 | | appeal in accordance with Subsection (b), related to a suit brought |
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| 17 | 17 | | under this subchapter for the enforcement of an ordinance relating |
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| 18 | 18 | | to dangerously damaged or deteriorated structures or improvements |
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| 19 | 19 | | as described by Section 54.012(6). |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) An appeal of a suit described by Subsection (a) is |
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| 21 | 21 | | governed by the procedures for accelerated appeals in civil cases |
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| 22 | 22 | | under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellate court |
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| 23 | 23 | | shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible |
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| 24 | 24 | | delay. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. Section 214.001, Local Government Code, is |
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| 26 | 26 | | amended by adding Subsection (s) to read as follows: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (s) A court shall expedite any proceeding, including an |
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| 28 | 28 | | appeal in accordance with Section 214.0012, related to a |
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| 29 | 29 | | substandard building determination under this section. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. Section 214.0012, Local Government Code, is |
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| 31 | 31 | | amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (i) An appeal of a suit brought under Section 214.001 is |
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| 33 | 33 | | governed by the procedures for accelerated appeals in civil cases |
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| 34 | 34 | | under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellate court |
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| 35 | 35 | | shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible |
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| 36 | 36 | | delay. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 38 | 38 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 39 | 39 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 40 | 40 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 41 | 41 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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