TITLE: Relating to abatement of certain expedited foreclosure proceedings.

SUMMARY: Relating to abatement of certain expedited foreclosure proceedings.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to abatement of certain expedited foreclosure proceedings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 22, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 22.021 to read as follows: Sec. 22.021. RULES CONCERNING ABATEMENT OF CERTAIN EXPEDITED FORECLOSURE PROCEEDINGS. The supreme court shall adopt rules of civil procedure providing for abatement, in appropriate cases, of expedited foreclosure proceedings described by Section 50(r), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to facilitate completion of a loan modification effort while preserving the expedited character of proceedings conducted under Rule 736, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. SECTION 2. The Supreme Court of Texas shall initiate proceedings to adopt rules under Section 22.021, Government Code, as added by this Act, on or before the 90th day after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.