Bill Text: TX SR1257 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 213.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-29 - Reported enrolled [SR1257 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR1257-Enrolled.html
By: Lucio | S.R. No. 1257 |
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be | ||
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the | ||
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on | ||
House Bill 213 (certain loans secured by a lien on residential | ||
real property and other transactions involving residential real | ||
property; providing civil penalties) to consider and take action | ||
on the following matter: | ||
Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the committee | ||
to omit text not in disagreement in SECTION 1 of the bill, from | ||
added Chapter 397, Finance Code, that reads as follows: | ||
Sec. 397.102. ACTION BY DEBTOR. In addition to any other | ||
legal and equitable remedy available, a debtor injured by a | ||
violation of this chapter may bring an action for recovery of | ||
actual damages, including reasonable attorney's fees. | ||
Sec. 397.102. ACTION BY BORROWER. In addition to any | ||
other legal and equitable remedy available, a borrower injured by | ||
a violation of this chapter may bring an action: | ||
. . . | ||
(2) to recover: | ||
(A) actual damages, including reasonable | ||
attorney's fees; . . . . | ||
Explanation: The omission of the text is necessary to | ||
remove the authorization of a private cause of action under added | ||
Chapter 397, Finance Code. | ||
_______________________________ | ||
President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 29, 2011, by the | ||
_______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate |