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SB 16 TX
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Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.

TX · session 892 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Aug 15, 2025

Latest action (Sep 17, 2025) See remarks for effective date

Sponsors (31)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (59)
  1. Aug 15, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Aug 15, 2025 Filed · upper
  3. Aug 15, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Aug 15, 2025 Referred to Finance · upper
  5. Aug 15, 2025 Posting rule suspended · upper
  6. Aug 15, 2025 Record vote · upper
  7. Aug 15, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  8. Aug 15, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  9. Aug 15, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  10. Aug 15, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  11. Aug 15, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  12. Aug 18, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
  13. Aug 18, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  14. Aug 18, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
  15. Aug 18, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  16. Aug 18, 2025 Three day rule suspended · upper
  17. Aug 18, 2025 Record vote · upper
  18. Aug 18, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  19. Aug 18, 2025 Passed · upper
  20. Aug 18, 2025 Record vote · upper
  21. Aug 18, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
  22. Aug 20, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
  23. Aug 20, 2025 Read first time · lower
  24. Aug 20, 2025 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · lower
  25. Aug 21, 2025 Scheduled for formal meeting on . . . · lower
  26. Aug 21, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  27. Aug 21, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  28. Aug 22, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  29. Aug 22, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  30. Aug 24, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  31. Aug 24, 2025 Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator · lower
  32. Aug 24, 2025 Corrected comm. report distributed · lower
  33. Aug 25, 2025 Corrected committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  34. Aug 25, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  35. Aug 26, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  36. Aug 26, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  37. Aug 26, 2025 Amended · lower
  38. Aug 26, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading as amended · lower
  39. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · lower
  40. Aug 26, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  41. Aug 26, 2025 Rules suspended · lower
  42. Aug 26, 2025 Additional sponsor(s) authorized · lower
  43. Aug 26, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  44. Aug 26, 2025 Passed · lower
  45. Aug 26, 2025 Record vote · lower
  46. Aug 26, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  47. Aug 26, 2025 Reason for vote recorded in Journal · lower
  48. Aug 26, 2025 House passage as amended reported · upper
  49. Aug 27, 2025 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · upper
  50. Aug 27, 2025 Read · upper
  51. Aug 27, 2025 Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · upper
  52. Aug 27, 2025 Record vote · upper
  53. Aug 27, 2025 Reported enrolled · upper
  54. Aug 28, 2025 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · lower
  55. Aug 28, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  56. Aug 28, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  57. Aug 28, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  58. Sep 17, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  59. Sep 17, 2025 See remarks for effective date · executive
Subjects
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)County Government--General (I0096)Courts--General (I0160)Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)Crimes--Against Property (I0175)Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205)FRAUD (S0166)IDENTIFICATION CARDS (S0074)Property Interests--Mortgages & Liens (I0605)Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205)SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS (S0065)

Text versions (10)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Senate Committee Report · HTML
  • Senate Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • House Committee Report · HTML
  • House Committee Report · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF

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