Bill Text: TX SB569 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the presumption of abandonment of certain tangible personal property held by a county.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB569 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB569-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 569 | ||
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| relating to the presumption of abandonment of certain tangible | ||
| personal property held by a county. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 72.101(a), Property Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) Except as provided by this section and Sections 72.1015, | ||
| 72.1016, 72.1017, [ |
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| presumed abandoned if, for longer than three years: | ||
| (1) the existence and location of the owner of the | ||
| property is unknown to the holder of the property; and | ||
| (2) according to the knowledge and records of the | ||
| holder of the property, a claim to the property has not been | ||
| asserted or an act of ownership of the property has not been | ||
| exercised. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 72, Property Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 72.104 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 72.104. TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY HELD BY COUNTY. | ||
| Tangible personal property that is found on county land or in a | ||
| county park, facility, or right-of-way is presumed abandoned if, | ||
| for longer than 120 days: | ||
| (1) the personal property is held by the county; | ||
| (2) the existence and location of the owner of the | ||
| personal property is unknown to the county; and | ||
| (3) according to the knowledge and records of the | ||
| county, a claim to the personal property has not been asserted or an | ||
| act of ownership of the personal property has not been exercised. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 569 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 569 passed the House on | ||
| May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 1, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
