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SB 16
  • Introduced
    Aug 15, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 18, 2025
  • Passed House
    Aug 26, 2025
  • Signed into Law
    Sep 17, 2025
SB 16
Texas Senate Bill
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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.
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executive • Sep 17, 2025: See remarks for effective date
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Aug 18, 2025, Senate
Senator West moved that 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. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
YES: 30
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 30

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    Aug 26, 2025, House
    SB 16 was passed by (Record 84): 138 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
    YES: 138
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 138

    NO: 0

      ABSENT: 11

      NOT VOTING: 1

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      • Sep 17, 2025 | executive
        • Signed by the Governor
        • See remarks for effective date
      • Aug 28, 2025 | executive
        • Sent to the Governor
      • Aug 28, 2025 | House
        • Signed in the House
      • Aug 28, 2025 | Senate
        • Signed in the Senate
      • Aug 28, 2025 | House
        • Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
      • Aug 27, 2025 | Senate
        • House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
        • Read
        • Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
        • Record vote
        • Reported enrolled
      • Aug 26, 2025 | Senate
        • House passage as amended reported
      • Aug 26, 2025 | House
        • Placed on General State Calendar
        • Read 2nd time
        • Amended 1-Harless
        • Passed to 3rd reading as amended
        • Record vote RV#72
        • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
        • Rules suspended
        • Additional sponsor(s) authorized
        • Read 3rd time
        • Passed
        • Record vote RV#84
        • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
        • Reason for vote recorded in Journal
      • Aug 25, 2025 | House
        • Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
        • Considered in Calendars
      • Aug 24, 2025 | House
        • Committee report sent to Calendars
        • Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator
        • Corrected comm. report distributed
      • Aug 22, 2025 | House
        • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
        • Committee report distributed
      • Aug 21, 2025 | House
        • Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
        • Considered in formal meeting
        • Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
      • Aug 20, 2025 | House
        • Received from the Senate
        • Read first time
        • Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
      • Aug 18, 2025 | Senate
        • Co-author authorized
        • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
        • Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
        • Vote recorded in Journal
        • Three day rule suspended
        • Record vote
        • Read 3rd time
        • Passed
        • Record vote
        • Reported engrossed
      • Aug 15, 2025 | Senate
        • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
        • Filed
        • Read first time
        • Referred to Finance
        • Posting rule suspended
        • Record vote
        • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/15/2025
        • Considered in public hearing
        • Vote taken in committee
        • Reported favorably w/o amendments
        • Committee report printed and distributed
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