An act relating to posting certain documents and information related to certain real property sales on a county’s Internet website. Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Texas:

SECTION 1. Section 51.002(f-1), Property Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 5.06. TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE PAMPHLET. (f-1) A county shall prominently post a notice of sale filed with the county clerk under Subsection (b)(2) on the county’s Internet website on a page where the county posts other auction information and that is publicly available for viewing without charge or registration. Along with each notice of sale posted under this subsection, the county must post the date, time, and location of the sale on the same website page on which the notice is posted.

ECTION 2. Section 34.015, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:

(c-1) The county assessor-collector for each county shall post on the county’s Internet website the form a person must use in that county to request a statement under Subsection (c), except that if the county assessor-collector permits a person to use a form prescribed by the comptroller for that purpose, the county assessor-collector may post a link to the location on the comptroller’s Internet website where the form may be viewed instead of posting the form. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

This Act takes effect January 1, 2024.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 62 passed the Senate on April 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

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Chief Clerk of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 62 passed the House on May 16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, one present not voting.

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Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED:

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Governor