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