TX SB 16

enacted

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.

Texas · 892 · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 16 pass?

Yes. TX SB 16 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-09-17): See remarks for effective date

What is TX SB 16 about?

TX SB 16 is a bill in the 892 titled “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.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 16?

West, Cain, Ashby and 28 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 16, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: 2025-08-15
Latest action: 2025-09-17 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-09-17
See remarks for effective date
2025-09-17
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-08-28
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-08-28
Signed in the House
passage
2025-08-28
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-08-28
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
2025-08-27
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-08-27
Record vote
2025-08-27
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
2025-08-27
Read
2025-08-27
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
receipt
2025-08-26
House passage as amended reported
amendment-passage
2025-08-26
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-26
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-26
Record vote
2025-08-26
Passed
passage
2025-08-26
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-08-26
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-08-26
Rules suspended
2025-08-26
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-26
Record vote
2025-08-26
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-26
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-08-26
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-08-26
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-08-25
Considered in Calendars
2025-08-25
Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
2025-08-24
Corrected comm. report distributed
2025-08-24
Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator
filing
2025-08-24
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-08-22
Committee report distributed
2025-08-22
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-08-21
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-21
Considered in formal meeting
2025-08-21
Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
2025-08-20
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
referral-committee
2025-08-20
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-20
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-08-18
Reported engrossed
2025-08-18
Record vote
2025-08-18
Passed
passage
2025-08-18
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-08-18
Record vote
2025-08-18
Three day rule suspended
2025-08-18
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-08-18
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
reading-2
2025-08-18
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-08-18
Co-author authorized
2025-08-15
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-08-15
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-15
Vote taken in committee
2025-08-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-08-15
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-08-15
Record vote
2025-08-15
Posting rule suspended
2025-08-15
Referred to Finance
referral-committee
2025-08-15
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-08-15
Filed
filing
2025-08-15
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction

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Documents

Votes

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.
2025-08-18 · pass · 30-0
passage
2025-08-26 · pass · 138-0
Member-level votes (157)
- Alders: yes
- Allen: yes
- Anchía: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bernal: yes
- Bhojani: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Bowers: yes
- Bryant: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bucy: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Canales: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Cook: yes
- Cortez: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Davis, A.: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Flores: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia, L.: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, J.: yes
- González, M.: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Howard: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Jones, V.: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lalani: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Longoria: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Fischer: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Meza: yes
- Money: yes
- Moody: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Ordaz: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Perez, M.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Talarico: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- Turner: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Walle: yes
- Ward Johnson: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Wu: yes
- Zwiener: yes
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Campos: absent
- Geren: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Morales Shaw: absent
- Noble: absent
- V: absent
- Davis: absent
- Y: absent
- Garcia: absent
- J: absent
- Morales: absent
- C: absent
- Reynolds: absent
- Rodríguez Ramo: absent
- Davis, Y.: yes
- Vo: absent
passage
2025-08-27 · pass · 27-0
Member-level votes (3)
- Eckhardt: absent
- Miles: absent
- West: absent

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB16

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