# Texas SB 1579: Relating to the appointment of a receiver for and sale of certain parcels of land that are abandoned, unoccupied, tax delinquent, and undeveloped in certain municipalities. Texas SB 1579, Relating to the appointment of a receiver for and sale of certain parcels of land that are abandoned, unoccupied, tax delinquent, and undeveloped in certain municipalities., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by César Blanco (Democratic), Mary E. González; status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Effective on 9/1/25) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1579-89R - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Texas SB 1579 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session - Title: Relating to the appointment of a receiver for and sale of certain parcels of land that are abandoned, unoccupied, tax delinquent, and undeveloped in certain municipalities. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Effective on 9/1/25 - Sponsors: César Blanco (Democratic), Mary E. González - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: EL PASO COUNTY, SOCORRO, CITY OF, City Government--Land Use & Zoning, Civil Remedies & Liabilities, Property Interests--Real Property, PUBLIC NOTICE - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (296 yes, 177 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Abandoned land faces sale, with safeguards: mixed, medium. Beginning September 1, 2025, eligible municipalities can use an expedited process that leads to court control and sale of abandoned land. The municipality must be in a county bordering another country and containing a city with more than 500,000 people. Land must be inside the municipality and eith… - Court managers improve land and charge fees: mixed, medium. A court-appointed receiver manages the land and can improve it, add infrastructure, combine parcels, redraw lots, and arrange sales. Receivers must have relevant knowledge and take an oath; municipalities, their officials and employees, certain relatives, and direct beneficiaries cannot serve. Rece… - Land buyers gain title through public sales: mixed, medium. Receivers must sell land through public auction, sealed bids, or sealed proposals. English and Spanish newspaper notices are required at least 60 days and again 30 days before sale. Notices must identify the property, sale process, any minimum bid, financial terms, and use restrictions; receivers m… - Owners can challenge or reclaim land: mixed, medium. Before designating land, the municipality must hold a public hearing where owners and lienholders can present evidence. It must try to directly notify record owners, lienholders, and anyone who paid the parcel's taxes during the past 15 tax years. Newspaper and website notice is due at least 10 day… - Owners can claim leftover land-sale money: mixed, medium. Net proceeds from land sales must be held in trust for at least three years, unless claimed sooner. During that time, the court must order practical additional notices to owners and lienholders about the money. Unclaimed money remaining after the trust period goes to Texas, subject to state laws go… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: César Blanco (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Mary E. González, House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-30 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 28 | 3 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 87 | 59 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 83 | 55 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 86 | 57 | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-04-24 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | | House | Committee vote: Intergovernmental Affairs | pass | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | Senate | Committee vote: Local Government | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (57) - 2025-06-20: Effective on 9/1/25 (House) - 2025-06-20: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-06-02: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-02: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-06-01: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Reported enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported (House) - 2025-05-30: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Read (Senate) - 2025-05-30: House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-27: House passage as amended reported (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3659) (House) - 2025-05-27: Passed (House) - 2025-05-27: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-05-27: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3620) (House) - 2025-05-27: Passed to 3rd reading as amended (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3619) (House) - 2025-05-27: Amended (1-M. González) (House) - 2025-05-27: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-05-24: Placed on General State Calendar (House) - 2025-05-22: Considered in Calendars (House) - 2025-05-21: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-05-20: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-05-20: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-05-16: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House) - 2025-05-16: Considered in formal meeting (House) - 2025-04-28: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs (House) - 2025-04-28: Read first time (House) - 2025-04-25: Received from the Senate (House) - 2025-04-24: Reported engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Three day rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Not again placed on intent calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Placed on intent calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Reported favorably as substituted (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Left pending in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Testimony taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Referred to Local Government (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Filed (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579S.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent… (vetoed) - SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by… (vetoed) - SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; req… (vetoed) - SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court… (vetoed) - SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. 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(became law) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01579S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01579S.PDF) ## Related - [SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proce…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2111-89R) - [SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1838-89R) - [SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB3-89R) - [SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2878-89R) - [SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB646-89R) - [HB 4325: Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB4325-89R) - [Texas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas/bills) - [Texas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1579-89R (as of 2026-10-19).