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| 1 | 1 | 87R2535 NC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Ellzey H.B. No. 2131 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the retention of instruments recorded in the property | |
| 8 | 8 | records of a county. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 13.002, Property Code, is amended to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 13.002. EFFECT AND RETENTION OF RECORDED INSTRUMENT. | |
| 13 | 13 | An instrument that is properly recorded in the proper county [is]: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) is notice to all persons of the existence of the | |
| 15 | 15 | instrument; [and] | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) is subject to inspection by the public; and | |
| 17 | 17 | (3) has a permanent record retention period unless a | |
| 18 | 18 | different retention period for the instrument is provided by a | |
| 19 | 19 | records retention schedule adopted under Section 441.158, | |
| 20 | 20 | Government Code, or by other law. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 22 | 22 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 23 | 23 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |