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  2025S0187-1 03/06/25     By: Hinojosa of Hidalgo S.B. No. 2131     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to funds reserved for certain construction materials.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 53.101, Property Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:           (a-1)     An owner, contractor, or subcontractor may not   reserve funds under this section for specially fabricated material   that:                 (1)     has been delivered by a subcontractor and accepted   by the owner, contractor, or subcontractor at the site or off-site;   and                 (2)     is covered by a manufacturer's warranty under a   contract with the owner, contractor, or subcontractor.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   an original contract that is entered into on or after the effective   date of this Act. An original contract entered into before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed   immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former   law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.