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TX HB3395
Bill
Status
5/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gary Vandeaver
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AI Summary
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Authorizes manufactured home owners to designate one or more beneficiaries to receive the home upon the owner's death through a beneficiary designation filed with the statement of ownership, applying only to homes classified as personal property
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Establishes that beneficiary designations are revocable, nontestamentary instruments that can be changed at any time without beneficiary consent and cannot be revoked or superseded by a will
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Requires joint owners with right of survivorship to make beneficiary designations together, with the designation only taking effect upon the death of the last surviving joint owner
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Mandates beneficiaries submit an application for statement of ownership and proof of death within 365 days of the owner's death; failure to do so voids the beneficiary designation
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Specifies that designated beneficiaries receive the manufactured home subject to all existing encumbrances, liens, and other interests, and that the transfer does not affect creditors' collection rights
Legislative Description
Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death.
Property Interests
Last Action
Removed from local & uncontested calendar
5/25/2025