Bill Text: TX HB4142 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action to enforce a motor vehicle mortgagee's lien.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB4142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4142-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action to enforce a motor vehicle mortgagee's lien.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB4142 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4142-Introduced.html
88R13880 PRL-F | ||
By: Thompson of Brazoria | H.B. No. 4142 |
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relating to the award of attorney's fees in an action to enforce a | ||
motor vehicle mortgagee's lien. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 61, Property Code, is amended by adding | ||
Section 61.006 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 61.006. ATTORNEY'S FEES. The prevailing party in an | ||
action to enforce this chapter is entitled to recover reasonable | ||
attorney's fees. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an action commenced on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |