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Senate bill · 892

SB 16

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.

Became lawOfficial record on TLO

Progress

33 days from first to latest action, across 59 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Aug 15

  2. Referred to committee

    Aug 15

  3. Heard in committee

    Aug 15

  4. Reported from committee

    Aug 15

  5. Passed first chamber

    Aug 18

  6. Passed second chamber

    Aug 26

  7. Sent to governor

    Aug 28

  8. Became law

    Sep 17

HouseSenateGovernorSep

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 16 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Aug 18, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

final passage

Senate · Aug 18, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

House · Aug 26, 2025

Passed 138–0

138 Yea

0 Nay

12 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

concur in the House amendment to SB 16.

Senate · Aug 27, 2025

Passed 27–0

27 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. See remarks for effective date

    Sep 17, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Sep 17, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Aug 28, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    Aug 28, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    Aug 28, 2025 · Senate

  6. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

    Aug 28, 2025 · House

  7. Reported enrolled

    Aug 27, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    Aug 27, 2025 · Senate

  9. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

    Aug 27, 2025 · Senate

  10. Read

    Aug 27, 2025 · Senate

  11. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

    Aug 27, 2025 · Senate

  12. House passage as amended reported

    Aug 26, 2025 · Senate

  13. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  14. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  15. Record vote

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  16. Passed

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  17. Read 3rd time

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  18. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  19. Rules suspended

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  20. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  21. Record vote

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  22. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  23. Amended

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  24. Read 2nd time

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  25. Placed on General State Calendar

    Aug 26, 2025 · House

  26. Considered in Calendars

    Aug 25, 2025 · House

  27. Corrected committee report sent to Calendars

    Aug 25, 2025 · House

  28. Corrected comm. report distributed

    Aug 24, 2025 · House

  29. Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator

    Aug 24, 2025 · House

  30. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Aug 24, 2025 · House

  31. Committee report distributed

    Aug 22, 2025 · House

  32. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Aug 22, 2025 · House

  33. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence

    Aug 21, 2025 · House

  34. Considered in formal meeting

    Aug 21, 2025 · House

  35. Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .

    Aug 21, 2025 · House

  36. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Aug 20, 2025 · House

  37. Read first time

    Aug 20, 2025 · House

  38. Received from the Senate

    Aug 20, 2025 · House

  39. Reported engrossed

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  40. Record vote

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  41. Passed

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  42. Read 3rd time

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  43. Record vote

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  44. Three day rule suspended

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  45. Vote recorded in Journal

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  46. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  47. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  48. Co-author authorized

    Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

  49. Committee report printed and distributed

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  50. Reported favorably w/o amendments Finance

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  51. Vote taken in committee

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  52. Considered in public hearing Finance

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  53. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  54. Record vote

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  55. Posting rule suspended

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  56. Referred to Finance Finance

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  57. Read first time

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  58. Filed

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

  59. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR

In committee

  • Finance

    Senate

    Referred Aug 15, 2025 · heard Aug 15, 2025 · reported after 0 days

  • Criminal Jurisprudence

    House

    Referred Aug 20, 2025 · heard Aug 21, 2025 · reported after 1 day

Topics

County Government: GeneralCourts: GeneralCourts: Prosecuting AttorneysCrimes: Against PropertyCriminal Procedure: Sentencing & PunishmentProperty Interests: Mortgages & LiensProperty Interests: Real Property

Bill text

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HB 19Relating 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.Rafael AnchíaDReferred to committeeDid not passAug 20, 2025Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
HB 258Relating 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.Terri Leo-WilsonRFiledDid not passAug 19, 2025Filed
HB 161Relating to the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of law by certain local governments and to take action against those local governments to enforce the law.Cecil BellRFiledDid not passAug 15, 2025Filed
HB 72Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.Cecil BellRFiledDid not passAug 15, 2025Filed
HB 287Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to acquire real property for the taking or transportation of water.Wes VirdellRFiledDid not passAug 21, 2025Filed
HB 42Relating to the creation of the office of state special prosecutor.Mike SchofieldRFiledDid not passAug 15, 2025Filed
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