| 1 | 1 | | 89R15678 JBD-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2179 |
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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 the termination of a lease agreement of a |
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| 10 | 10 | | servicemember's dependent. |
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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. Section 92.017(b), Property Code, is amended to |
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| 13 | 13 | | read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (b) A tenant who is a servicemember or a dependent of a |
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| 15 | 15 | | servicemember may vacate the dwelling leased by the tenant and |
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| 16 | 16 | | avoid liability for future rent and all other sums due under the |
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| 17 | 17 | | lease for terminating the lease and vacating the dwelling before |
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| 18 | 18 | | the end of the lease term if: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) the lease was executed by or on behalf of a person |
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| 20 | 20 | | who, after executing the lease or during the term of the lease, |
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| 21 | 21 | | enters military service; [or] |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) a servicemember, while in military service, |
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| 23 | 23 | | executes the lease and after executing the lease receives military |
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| 24 | 24 | | orders: |
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| 25 | 25 | | (A) for a permanent change of station; or |
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| 26 | 26 | | (B) to deploy with a military unit for a period of |
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| 27 | 27 | | 90 days or more; or |
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| 28 | 28 | | (3) a servicemember or a spouse of the servicemember, |
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| 29 | 29 | | while the servicemember is in military service, guarantees the |
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| 30 | 30 | | lease on behalf of a dependent, and, after guaranteeing the lease, |
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| 31 | 31 | | the servicemember receives military orders: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (A) for a permanent change of station; or |
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| 33 | 33 | | (B) to deploy with a military unit for a period of |
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| 34 | 34 | | 90 days or more. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 36 | 36 | | to a lease entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of |
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| 37 | 37 | | this Act. A lease entered into or renewed before the effective date |
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| 38 | 38 | | of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before |
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| 39 | 39 | | the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect |
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| 40 | 40 | | for that purpose. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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