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2025 TLTA Bills of Interest
Bills Engaged
Ad Valorem Tax
SB 1051
Hinojosa, C.
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board.
SB 1052
Hinojosa, C.
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board.
Clerks
HB 3733
Orr
Relating to fees charged by county clerks for certain property records. (
Companion to SB 1547
)
HB 3765
Bumgarner
Relating to the cost of requesting electronic copies of documents from a district clerk.
SB 1547
Zaffirini
Relating to fees charged by county clerks for certain property records. (
Companion to HB 3733
)
County Records
HB 2025
Tepper
Relating to the filing for record of a plat, replat, or amended plat or replat of a subdivision of real property or a condominium.
HB 2330
Hopper
Relating to creating a civil cause of action against a governmental entity for a violation of the public information law.
Eminent Domain
HB 243
Spiller
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to acquire by eminent domain certain real property owned by aliens or foreign entities.
HB 2706
Zwiener
Relating to the possession of property to be acquired by eminent domain during pending litigation in a condemnation proceeding.
HB 5245
Lozano
Relating to the acquisition of real property by a private entity with eminent domain authority.
HB 5417
Lozano
Relating to a bona fide offer for the acquisition of real property through condemnation.
SB 291
Schwertner
Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.
SB 292
Schwertner
Relating to certain requirements in connection with the acquisition of real property for public use by an entity with eminent domain authority.
Foreign Ownership
HB 17
Hefner
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
SB 17
Kolkhorst
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
General
HB 1139
Oliverson
Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property.
HB 2016
Bucy
Relating to the establishment of the housing Texas fund to be administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
SB 1975
Bettencourt
Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property. (
Companion to HB 1139
)
Home Owners Associations
HB 918
Schofield
Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents. (
Identical to SB 700
)
HB 1349
Turner
Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations. (
Companion to SB 711
)
HB 4447
Hickland
Relating to information that a property owners' association must file with the Texas Real Estate Commission.
SB 700
Kolkhorst
Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents.
SB 704
Kolkhorst
Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of certain property owners' associations.
SB 711
Hughes
Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations. (
Companion to HB 1349
)
Insurance Reform
HB 4392
Morgan
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured’s marital status following the death of the insured’s spouse. (
Companion to SB 1238
)
HB 3899
Paul
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.
SB 495
Sparks
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.
SB 1006
Middleton
Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.
SB 1238
Kolkhorst
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured’s marital status following the death of the insured’s spouse. (
Companion to HB 4392
)
Land Use
HB 32
Button
Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises. (
Companion to SB 38
)
HB 191
Spiller
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain foreign entities.
HB 377
Cortez
Relating to consent requirements for municipal annexation of an area on request of the landowners.
HB 402
Cain
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. (
Companion to SB 307
)
HB 414
Leo-Wilson
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling.
HB 518
Leo-Wilson
Relating to the ownership of agricultural land by nonresident aliens or foreign entities.
HB 546
Bell, C.
Relating to the eligibility of land taken by condemnation for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land.
HB 733
Bell
Relating to verification of citizenship or legal residency for purposes of certain contracts for or concerning the purchase of residential real property located in platted subdivisions.
HB 998
Toth
Relating to the authority of an individual, before purchasing real property to be used as the individual's residence homestead, to request from the chief appraiser.
HB 1566
Patterson
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain foreign entities.
HB 1743
Little
Relating to the holding or acquisition of an interest in real property by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities.
HB 1849
Hefner
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
HB 2105
Spiller
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling.
(Identical to HB 414 and HB 1076, Companion to SB 465)
HB 2131
Dean
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants.
HB 2149
Tepper
Relating to nonconforming land uses after the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.
HB 2389
Kerwin
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by and contracts or other agreements with certain aliens or foreign entities.
HB 2454
Toth
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling
(Companion to SB 465)
HB 2536
Leach
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
(Identical to HB 1849)
HB 2628
Leo-Wilson
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by foreign organizations.
HB 2737
Kitzman
Relating to land development regulation of communities using manufactured homes and motor vehicles for long-term residences by certain counties.
HB 2752
Vasut
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
HB 3003
Leach
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling. (
Companion to SB 1333
)
HB 3274
Hefner
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling. (
Companion to SB 465 and Identical to HB 2105
)
HB 3901
Darby
Relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.
HB 3967
Bernal
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of single-family homesteads by certain out-of-state entities.
HB 4296
Shaheen
Relating to interests of certain foreign governments in real property.
HB 4597
Cain
Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain.
(Identical to HB 4606
)
HB 4606
Leo-Wilson
Relating to interests in real property held or acquired by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities and the authority of the attorney general to acquire the property by eminent domain.
(Identical to HB 4597
)
SB 38
Bettencourt
Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises. (
Companion to HB 32
)
SB 103
Hall
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by and contracts or other agreements with certain aliens or foreign entities.
SB 307
Kolkhorst
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. (
Companion to HB 402
)
SB 325
Perry
Relating to county regulation of subdivisions and approval of subdivision plans or plats.
SB 583
West
Relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties.
SB 1063
Campbell
Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with foreign-owned companies in connection with agricultural land.
SB 1333
Hughes
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property. (
Identical to HB 414, HB 1076, HB 2454 and HB 3003
)
Liens
HB 533
Cortez
Relating to imposing liens for labor and supplies provided by cleaners.
HB 576
Shaheen
Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property.
HB 2011
C. Bell
Relating to the right to repurchase from a condemning entity certain real property for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent.
HB 2226
Harless
Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property. (
Companion to SB 841
)
HB 3223
Leach
Relating to statutes of limitation and repose for certain claims involving the construction or repair of an improvement to real property.
HB 3287
Bell, K.
Relating to construction contract trust funds. (
Companion to SB 1612
)
HB 3288
Bell, K.
Relating to the application of funds under construction contracts. (
Companion to SB 1615
)
HB 3289
Bell, K.
Relating to the payment of funds under construction contracts. (
Companion to SB 1614
)
HB 3290
Bell, K.
Relating to the time period for which certain funds payable under a construction contract must be reserved for the benefit of mechanic's lien claimants. (
Companion to SB 1530
)
HB 3712
Guillen
Relating to funds reserved for certain construction materials.
HB 4984
Lujan
Relating to certain deadlines and other timing factors affecting mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
HB 4996
Dyson
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of refusal to execute the release of a fraudulent lien or claim.
SB 372
Campbell
Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property.
SB 841
Hughes
Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property.
SB 929
Johnson
Relating to deadlines and time of inception for mechanic's and materialman's liens.
SB 1530
Hinojosa, C.
Relating to the time period for which certain funds payable under a construction contract must be reserved for the benefit of mechanic's lien claimants.
SB 1612
Johnson
Relating to construction contract trust funds (
Companion to HB 3287
)
SB 1614
Johnson
Relating to the payment of funds under construction contracts. (
Companion to HB 3289
)
SB 1615
Johnson
Relating to the application of funds under construction contracts. (
Companion to HB 3288
)
SB 2131
Hinojosa, C.
Relating to funds reserved for certain construction materials.
SB 2630
Creighton
Relating to prohibiting the foreclosure of a lien-free or mortgage-free residence homestead by a local taxing entity.
SB 3019
Menendez
Relating to authority process of a recorded lien.
HJR 71
Schofield
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that a residence homestead is not subject to seizure or sale for delinquent ad valorem taxes.
Minerals
HB 2762
Geren
Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land.
HB 3619
Dean
Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.
Notices
HB 3685
Leo-Wilson
Relating to notice of possible eligibility for a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation provided to a home buyer by a title insurance company or title insurance agent in connection with the closing.
SB 1062
Kolkhorst
Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.
Privacy
HB 1798
Harless
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records. (
Companion to SB 491
)
HB 1887
Metcalf
Relating to birth records of adopted persons.
HB 1945
Smithee
Relating to the confidentiality of a public or private school employee's home address information in property tax appraisal records.
HB 2248
Smithee
Relating to the public information law. (
Companion to SB 824 and SB 852
)
SB 370
Perry
Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a child, spouse, or surviving spouse of a current or former employee of the office of the attorney general.
SB 438
Hinojosa, Chuy
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for a current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative Hearings..
SB 491
Miles
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.
SB 825
Middleton
Relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.
(Identical to SB 852)
SB 852
Middleton
Relating to the public information law.
(Identical to SB 852)
SB 1749
Creighton
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for employees of a county, a court, or the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees' family members.
SB 2095
Cook
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax records.
Public Records
HB 4350
Capriglione
Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.
SB 986
Bettencourt
Relating to procedures under public information law, including expedited responses and charges for bad faith requests.
Real Estate
HB 957
Toth
Relating to requirements for the physical presence of a borrower for signing certain documents related to a home equity loan.
HB 1076
Pierson
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling.
(Companion to SB 465)
HB 1585
C. Bell
Relating to the areas of operation of housing finance corporations
HB 1746
K. Bell
Relating to approval of real estate educational programs and courses of study by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
HB 2334
Hinojosa
Relating to restrictions on the purchase of a single-family home by an investment firm.
HB 2422
Goodwin
Relating to seller's disclosures regarding water services for and water rights in residential real property.
HB 2468
Harris
Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district.
(Companion to SB 1107)
HB 2483
Curry
Relating to an account for construction retainage.
HB 2484
Curry
Relating to an account for construction retainage.
HB 2519
Holt
Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.
HB 3273
Harris-Davila
Relating to limitations on certain suits to recover real property held by another in adverse possession.
HB 3412
Gamez
Relating to notice of and assistance in filing an application for a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation provided to a home buyer by a title insurance company or title insurance agent.
HB 3467
Goodwin
Relating to the disclosure by a seller of certain real property to the purchaser of the property of information regarding the process for obtaining a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
HB 3518
Capriglione
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling.
HB 4011
Darby
Relating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants.
HB 4031
Ashby
Relating to the unauthorized occupancy of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants.
HB 4063
Ordaz
Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.
HB 4223
Troxclair
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling. (C
ompanion to SB 465 and Identical to HB 2105 and HB 3274
)
HB 4299
Shaheen
Relating to the unauthorized occupancy of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants. (
Identical to HB 4031
)
HB 4467
Isaac
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling. (
Companion to SB 1333
)
HB 4531
Bhojani
Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property. (
Companion to SB 1734
)
HB 4540
Paul
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling.
HB 4558
Anchia
Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property. (
Companion to SB 647
)
HB 4560
Anchia
Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property. (
Companion to SB 648
)
HB 4654
Orr
Relating to creating a criminal offense for the use of a notary seal or counterfeit seal on a fraudulent document or instrument. (
Companion to SB 69
3)
HB 5642
Garcia
Relating to the disclosure of information regarding a transfer on death deed in certain residential real property transactions.
SB 444
Hinojosa, C.
Relating to a requirement that certain special purpose districts cause certain information to be posted on an Internet website.
SB 465
Campbell
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling. (
Companion to SB 1076
)
SB 534
Kolkhorst
Relating to the statutes of limitations for certain suits to recover real property held by another in adverse possession.
SB 600
West
Relating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants.
SB 647
West
Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.
SB 648
West
Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.
SB 693
West
Relating to creating a criminal offense for the use of a notary seal or counterfeit seal on a fraudulent document or instrument.
SB 948
Johnson
Relating to the confidentiality of residential eviction case information.
SB 1009
Middleton
Relating to the adoption of the Uniform Easement Relocation Act.
SB 1107
Parker
Relating to the right of a purchaser to terminate a contract of purchase and sale of real property for failure to provide notice that the property is located in a public improvement district. (
Companion to HB 2468
)
SB 1618
Zaffirini
Relating to certain contracts for the purchase of residential real property located in a colonia.
SB 1734
West
Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.
SB 1853
West
Relating to an action to determine the status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.
SB 2611
West
Relating to the status of certain documents or instruments concerning real or personal property.
SB 2764
Cook
Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property.
SB 2765
Cook
Relating to the treatment of a manufactured home as real property.
SB 2833
Johnson
Relating to the nonjudicial foreclosure sale of certain residential real property
HJR40
Swanson
Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the requirement that a home equity loan be closed only at the office of the lender, an attorney at law, or a title company.
HJR 75
Toth
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that a residence homestead is not subject to seizure or sale for delinquent ad valorem taxes.
Seller Disclosure/Sales Price Disclosure
HB 291
Spiller
Relating to the appraisal of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
HB 622
Bernal
Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in commercial and industrial real property sales.
HB 4617
Lozano
Relating to requiring the seller of unimproved real property to disclose if the property is in a floodplain.
HB 4917
Canales
Relating to seller's disclosures regarding flooding and other water-related issues with respect to residential real property.
HB 5335
Morales
Relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water utilities to certain tracts of land. (
Companion to SB 2604
)
SB 477
Middleton
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
SB 2266
Cook
Relating to a seller's disclosure regarding real property located within a certain distance of a state or federal superfund site.
SB 2604
Blanco
Relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water utilities to certain tracts of land. (
Companion to HB 5335
)
Seller Impersonation Fraud Vehicle
HB 2498
Leach
Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. (
Companion to SB 1053
)
SB 1053
Hinojosa, C.
Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license. (
Companion to HB 2498
)
Texas Department of Insurance
HB 2338
Frank
Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.
HB 3502
King
Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates. (
Companion to SB 1810
)
HB 4457
Bhojani
Relating to innovation waivers for certain insurance laws, regulations, and requirements.
HB 5198
Dean
Relating to a study of title insurance rates in Texas and other states. (
Companion to SB 2700
)
HB 5173
Dean
Relating to annual statistical reports for and the adoption of title insurance premium rates.
SB 716
Sparks
Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants.
SB 944
Hughes
Relating to judicial deference regarding an interpretation of law by a state agency.
HB 1250
Martinez-Fischer
Related to making the Texas Insurance Commissioner an elected office.
SB 1642
Schwertner
Relating to the composition of, appointment of, and qualifications for the state commission of insurance.
SB 1810
Schwertner
Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates. (
Companion to HB 3502
)
SB 2433
Parker
Relating to negotiated rulemaking by the commissioner of insurance. (
Identical to SB 2861
)
SB 2700
Hall
Relating to a study of title insurance rates in Texas and other states. (
Companion to HB 5198
)
SB 2861
Hughes
Relating to negotiated rulemaking by the commissioner of insurance. (
Identical to SB 2433
)
Watch
HB 243
Spiller
Relating to the authority of the attorney general to acquire by eminent domain certain real property owned by aliens or foreign entities.
HB 2203
Bumgarner
Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts.
HB 2349
Darby
Relating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
(Companion to SB 1172)
HB 2204
Bumgarner
Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. (
Companion to SB 1259
)
HB 2675
Cook
Relating to housing finance corporations.
HB 3055
Virdell
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to acquire real property.
HB 3250
Darby
Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies. (
Companion to SB 1735
)
HB 3395
VanDeaver
Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death.
HB 3704
Anchia
Relating to notaries public.
HB 3913
Harless
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. (
Companion to SB 1968
)
HB 4457
Bhojani
Relating to innovation waivers for certain insurance laws, regulations, and requirements.
HB 4203
Swanson
Relating to education requirements for notaries public.
HB 4852
Oliverson
Relating to examination of the records of filing entities and foreign filing entities by the attorney general. (
Companion to SB 2340
)
SB 687
Hughes
Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts. (
Companion to HB 2203
)
SB 949
Parker
Relating to prohibitions on deceptive and unfair practices related to financial institutions discriminating in the provision of financial services to consumers and other persons.
SB 1172
Perry
Relating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate Commission. (
Companion to HB 2349
)
SB 1259
Nichols
Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. (
Companion to HB 2204
)
SB 1735
Menendez
Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies.
SB 1940
Hughes
Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death. (
Companion to HB 3395
)
SB 1968
Schwertner
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. (
Companion to HB 3913
)
SB 2359
West
Relating to notaries public (
Companion to HB 3704
)
SB 2340
Schwertner
Relating to examination of the records of filing entities and foreign filing entities by the attorney general. (
Companion to HB 4852
)
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