H.B. No. 242

An act relating to the requirement that certain ad valorem tax-related notices be delivered to a property owner by certified mail.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. 

Section 1.07(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) A notice required by Section 11.45(d), 23.44(d), 23.46(c), 23.54(e), 23.541(c), 23.55(e), 23.57(d), 23.76(e), 23.79(d), or 23.85(d) must be sent by certified mail.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.

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President of the Senate                                     Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 242 was passed by the House on April 3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 242 was passed by the Senate on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________
Date

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Governor