| 1 | 1 | | 89R15661 RAL-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hayes H.B. No. 4170 |
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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 venue in certain actions involving private transfer |
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| 10 | 10 | | fees for real property. |
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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 G, Chapter 5, Property Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended by adding Section 5.208 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 5.208. VENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, an |
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| 15 | 15 | | action brought under this subchapter, other than an action brought |
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| 16 | 16 | | by the attorney general, must be brought in the county in which the |
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| 17 | 17 | | real property is located. |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 2. Section 5.208, Property Code, as added by this |
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| 19 | 19 | | Act, applies only to an action filed on or after the effective date |
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| 20 | 20 | | of this Act. An action filed before the effective date of this Act |
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| 21 | 21 | | is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the |
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| 22 | 22 | | effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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| 23 | 23 | | that purpose. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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