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| 1 | 1 | 87R4860 DRS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Reynolds H.B. No. 1532 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a temporary abatement of evictions of residential | |
| 8 | 8 | tenants during a pandemic. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Property Code, is amended by adding | |
| 11 | 11 | Section 24.012 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 24.012. TEMPORARY ABATEMENT OF EVICTION OF RESIDENTIAL | |
| 13 | 13 | TENANT DURING PANDEMIC. (a) In this section: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) "Pandemic disease" means an infectious disease | |
| 15 | 15 | that spreads to a significant portion of the population of a | |
| 16 | 16 | country, multiple countries, or the world and that poses a | |
| 17 | 17 | substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities, | |
| 18 | 18 | illnesses, or permanent long-term disabilities. | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) "State of disaster" means a state of disaster | |
| 20 | 20 | declared by the governor under Section 418.014, Government Code. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) An action under this chapter to evict a residential | |
| 22 | 22 | tenant is automatically abated without a court order during the | |
| 23 | 23 | period a state of disaster related to a pandemic disease is in | |
| 24 | 24 | effect. | |
| 25 | 25 | (c) During the period a state of disaster related to a | |
| 26 | 26 | pandemic disease is in effect, an officer may not execute a writ of | |
| 27 | 27 | possession relating to the eviction of a residential tenant. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2022. |