S.B. No. 254
AN ACT
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
[Subsection] (c), the court may appoint as a receiver for the
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