Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB647: Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 51.901, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (c), and (d) and adding Subsections (c-1), (d-1), and (d-2) to read as follows: (a) If a clerk of the supreme court, clerk of the court of criminal appeals, clerk of a court of appeals, district clerk, county clerk, district and county clerk, or municipal clerk has a reasonable basis to believe in good faith that a document or instrument previously filed or recorded or offered or submitted for filing or for filing and recording is fraudulent, the clerk shall: (1) if the document is a purported judgment or other document purporting to memorialize or evidence an act, an order, a directive, or process of a purported court, provide written notice of the filing, recording, or submission for filing or for filing and recording to the stated or last known address of the person against whom the purported judgment, act, order, directive, or process is rendered; or (2) if the document or instrument purports to create a lien[ADDED: against]or assert a claim[ADDED: to][[DELETED: on real or personal property]] or an interest in real …
Sponsors
- Royce West (D, SD-023) · primary sponsor
- Cesar Blanco (D, SD-029)
- Rafael Anchia (D, HD-103)
- John Lujan (R, HD-118)
- Angie Button (R, HD-112)
- Oscar Longoria (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- : Record vote
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- : Read
Votes
- Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Business & Commerce Committee Vote (Out of committee): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (May 26, 2025): 29 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3955 (May 21, 2025): 101 yea, 38 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3115 (May 21, 2025): 140 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (April 29, 2025): 29 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Property Interests--Real Property, Courts--Personnel, Courts--General, FRAUD, Property Interests--Personal Property, County Government--Employees/Officers, Property Interests--Mortgages & Liens
Common questions
- What is SB647?
- SB647 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
- What does SB647 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
- What is the status of SB647?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB647?
- Royce West (D, SD-023), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB647?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB00647
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