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SB 496, 76th R.S.
Relating to increasing the maximum size of an urban homestead to 10 acres, prescribing permissible uses of rural and urban homesteads, and permitting an existing lien upon part of a homestead to extend to another part of the homestead.

Last action: See remarks for effective date

Author: Chris Harris
Sponsor: Kim Brimer

Remarks: Enabling legislation for SJR 22. Sections 2 and 5 of this Act take effect September 1, 1999. Sections 1, 3, and 7 of this Act take effect January 1, 2000 if SJR 22 is approved by voters. Section 4 of this Act take effect in 90 days (08/30/99).

Session Law Chapter:
Acts 1999, 76th R.S.,ch. 1510, General and Special Laws of Texas

Companion:

HB 1221 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (House Research Organization)
Enrolled (Senate Research Center)
Introduced (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)
Engrossed (Office of House Bill Analysis)

Subjects:
Property Interests--Homestead
URBAN HOMESTEAD

House Committee: Financial Institutions (Kip Averitt, Mary Denny, Harryette Ehrhardt, Gary Elkins, Kent Grusendorf, Kenny Marchant, Jim Pitts, Juan Solis, Burt Solomons)
Minutes: April 19 1999
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Florence Shapiro, David Bernsen, J. E. Brown, David Cain, Tom Haywood, Eddie Lucio, Jr., Drew Nixon, Eliot Shapleigh, Jeff Wentworth)
Minutes: March 11 1999

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