SB 291

By: Schwertner, et al.
  S.B. No. 291
  (Gates)
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an
  entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to
  acquire real property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 21.0111(a), Property Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  An entity with eminent domain authority that wants to
  acquire real property for a public use shall, by certified mail,
  return receipt requested, disclose to the property owner at the
  time an offer to purchase or lease the property is made any and all
  appraisal reports produced or acquired by the entity relating
  specifically to the owner's property and prepared in the 10 years
  preceding the date of the offer.  An entity that fails to meet the
  requirements of this subsection is liable to the owner for
  reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the owner to obtain a
  disclosure required by this subsection.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to the acquisition of real property in connection with an initial
  offer made under Section 21.0113, Property Code, on or after the
  effective date of this Act.  An acquisition of real property in
  connection with an initial offer made under Section 21.0113,
  Property Code, before the effective date of this Act is governed by
  the law applicable to the acquisition immediately before the
  effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for
  that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.