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TX SB 648

vetoed

Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 648 pass?

No. TX SB 648 passed the legislature but was vetoed on 2025-06-22. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX SB 648 about?

TX SB 648 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 648?

West, Anchía, Lujan and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 648, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2024-12-18
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Westprimary
  • Anchíaprimary
  • Lujanprimary
  • Buttonprimary
  • Longoriaprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-18

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-12-18

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-10

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-10

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-15

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-15

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-16

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-16

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-24

    Placed on intent calendar

  14. 2025-04-28

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-28

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  17. 2025-04-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  18. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-28

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-28

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-04-28

    Record vote

  24. 2025-04-28

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-29

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  26. 2025-04-30

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-04-30

    Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  31. 2025-05-08

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  32. 2025-05-08

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  33. 2025-05-08

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-15

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-05-15

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-05-16

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  38. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  39. 2025-05-21

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  40. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-21

    Passed to 3rd reading

  42. 2025-05-21

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-21

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-05-22

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  49. 2025-05-26

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  50. 2025-05-26

    Read

  51. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  52. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  53. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  54. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  55. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  56. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  57. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  58. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 648 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-28 · pass · 26-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Creighton: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Sparks: no
    • Menéndez: not voting

  • passage

    2025-04-28 · pass · 26-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Creighton: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Sparks: no
    • Menéndez: not voting

  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 117-24

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Cunningham: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Luther: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 26-4

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Creighton: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Sparks: no
    • Menéndez: not voting

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 648.xml

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