Texas REALTORS®, 德州2021十大正规彩票app消费者最有力的拥护者, 这届会议取得了几项立法胜利吗, 包括加强信息披露的法案, 限制新建筑的收费, 保护私有产权, 增加交通选择.

 下面是西藏自治区立法成功的概要，但首先, find out why lawmakers may not be done talking about Texas real estate at the state Capitol. 

能不能就财产税问题开个特别会议?
虽然定期会议已经结束，但很有可能召开特别会议.

Gov. Abbott said Monday that he’d decide later this week about whether to call a special session. (只有州长才能召集特别会议，他将制定议程.)

It’s also highly likely that property tax reform will be on the agenda, as this was one of Gov. 阿博特在会议上的优先事项.

Texas REALTORS® strongly advocated for the pro-consumer property tax reforms in Senate Bill 669 that would have given taxpayers more information about how their tax rates are set and how they can engage in the rate-setting process. 然而，德克萨斯州立法机构最终未能通过SB 669法案.

While we are disappointed that lawmakers didn’t resolve this important issue during the session, 德州2021十大正规彩票app确实取得了几次胜利.

德州2021十大正规彩票app立法的成功
These TAR-supported bills are moving on to become law (statuses will be updated as bills are signed by the governor): 

房屋净值将在投票中讨论
On November 7, Texas voters will have the chance to allow more homeowners to access the equity in their properties.

参议院第60号联合决议(Joint Resolution 60. 凯利·汉考克，由众议员. Tan Parker, will make a few select updates to the home-equity provisions in the Texas Constitution.

Amending the Constitution requires voter approval, so it will be on the November 7, 2017 ballot.

The updates include lowering the fee cap to 2% and removing three of the top fee generators from the fee cap (appraisal fee, survey, 以及产权保险政策/产权审查报告的国家基本保费).

如果选民通过修正案，它将于明年1月6日生效. 1, 2018 and will apply to new home-equity loans made on or after the effective date and existing home-equity loans refinanced on or after the effective date.

加强对2021十大正规彩票app消费者的信息披露
On June 15, Gov. 阿博特签署了参议院2212号法案. 凯利·汉考克，由众议员. John Kuempel, effective Sept. 1, 2017.

The legislation will protect real estate consumers from misleading real estate advertisements and require disclosure from real estate wholesalers.

TAR worked with the Texas Real Estate Commission on this important pro-consumer legislation.

更多关于卖方披露的信息
Last week, Gov. 格雷格·阿博特(Greg Abbott)签署了众议院890号法案，使之成为法律. 查理·格伦(Charlie Geren)的赞助. Craig Estes.

The bill puts a mechanism in place to provide real estate buyers disclosure about the impact of potential aircraft noise and other activities from nearby military installations.

该法案将把这种语言添加到TREC的卖方披露中，从9月11日起生效. 1, 2017:

This property may be located near a military installation and may be affected by high noise or air installation compatible use zones or other operations. Information relating to high noise and compatible use zones is available in the most recent Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study or Joint Land Use Study prepared for a military installation and may be accessed on the Internet website of the military installation and of the county and any municipality in which the military installation is located.

This will provide potential buyers with information about military installations without putting a burden on sellers to investigate whether such disclosure may be required for a particular property.

Clearing up voter confusion
参议院957号法案在参众两院一致通过.

该法案是由参议员奥巴马(barack obama)起草的. Donna Campbell和Juan " Chuy " Hinojosa在众议院由众议员赞助. Jodie Laubenberg, Larry Gonzales, Gina Hinojosa, Charlie Geren, and Toni Rose, 将在几个方面澄清德克萨斯州的选票:

  • 状态命题必须用数字标记(命题1、命题2等).)
  • 局部命题必须用字母标记(命题a、命题B等).)
  • Propositions must be labeled with the entity ordering the election (State of Texas Proposition 1, 提案A, etc.)
  • 州命题必须列在地方命题之上.

Gov. 艾伯特于6月1日签署了该法案, effective immediately, 这意味着这些变化将在11月7日体现出来, 2017 ballot.

扩大全州的交通选择
On Monday, Gov. 雅培签署HB 100成为法律，立即生效.

The bill provides clear statewide standards for transportation network companies (TNCs) by implementing several requirements, including:

  • 跨国公司必须得到德克萨斯州许可证和规章部门的许可
  • 跨国公司必须支付年费(5000美元)才能在全州开展业务
  • TNCs must perform annual local, state, and national criminal background checks on drivers.

This TAR-supported legislation had wide support in the Legislature, as it was authored by Rep. 克里斯·帕迪(Chris Paddie)，由两位众议员联合撰写. Senfronia Thompson, Poncho Nevárez, John Kuempel, and Geanie Morrison; coauthored by 67 other representatives; and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Charles Schwertner.

TAR supported the bill because TNCs play an integral role in a multimodal approach to resolving the state’s transportation challenges, 允许2021十大正规彩票app消费者扩大房产搜索范围, 并鼓励该州有利的商业环境.

反对新建筑的费用
众议院第1449号法案，由共和党众议员. 罗恩·西蒙斯(Ron Simmons)的赞助. Jane Nelson, prohibits cities from imposing California-style linkage fees on all new residential and commercial construction.

These fees would raise costs to real estate consumers and harm economic growth and expansion in Texas.

Gov. 阿博特星期一签署了这项法案，立即生效.

特别会议议程包括2021十大正规彩票app
On June 15, Gov. 阿博特否决了参议院744号法案. 洛伊斯·科尔霍斯特，由众议员. Dade Phelan. The bill would have allowed someone who has to remove trees on their property for construction or development to get credit for a municipal tree mitigation fee by planting a tree on the property or in a mutually-agreed upon other property.

However, the issue is likely to arise again because the special session agenda includes a call to pass legislation that prevents cities from regulating what property owners can do with trees on private land.

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