Issue 89.11
The Highest Bill Filing Number Ever is Hit Before Closing
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Last Friday was the deadline for unrestricted bill filing. This session proved to be very prolific as shown in the chart below. This session, like the previous ones, had about 20% to 25% of the total number of bills filed in the last week. Although the session’s conclusion on June 2nd is still 88 days away, the deadline for bills to be reported out of House committees is on May 12th, giving only 66 days for House bills to stay alive. With a new speaker, the House is significantly delayed in moving bills forward. Only half the bills we are tracking have even been referred to a committee.
| Legislative Session | Filed HB, HJR, SB, SJR | Passed | Vetoed | % Enacted |
| 89th | 8,898 | |||
| 88th | 8,345 | 1,259 | 76 | 14% |
| 87th | 7,148 | 1,081 | 21 | 15% |
| 86th | 7,541 | 1,439 | 56 | 18% |
| 85th | 6,800 | 1,220 | 51 | 17% |
You will see the list of bills below has been truncated with the closing of bill filing. We have included new bills this week. Going forward we will continue to track all our bills of interest, but we will only display in our memos those bills making positive progress toward becoming law.
Weekly Highlight
To read the full text of any of these bills you can go to Texas Legislature Online. The designations you see for each bill represent HB – House Bill, SB – Senate Bill and HJR or SJR as House or Senate Joint Resolutions which relate to amendments to the Texas Constitution.
Bills on the Move
Sent to the Second Chamber
SB 4 Bettencourt, Paul – Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. (Companions HB2611, SJR2) Received in the House Feb 18th.
SB 929 Johnson, Nathan – (SB929 was previously filed in 88th Session as HB4301 which passed the house but was not taken up in committee in the Senate, identical bills HB4308 and SB2113 both did not receive a hearing.) Relating to deadlines and time of inception for mechanic’s and materialman’s liens. (Companion HB4301, HB4308, SB2113) Received in the House March 13th.
SJR 2 Bettencourt, Paul – Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district. (Companions HB2611, SB4) Passed the Senate. Received in the House Feb 18th
First Chamber Floor Vote Scheduled
SB 372 Campbell, Donna – (SB372 was previously filed in 88th Session as SB1568 it passed both chambers but was vetoed by the Governor.) Relating to the persons authorized or appointed to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a contract lien on real property. (Companion HB 576) Voted favorably out of Senate Business and Commerce March 4th, recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar.
SB 1379 Flores, Pete – Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery. Voted favorably out of Senate Criminal Justice March 13th, recommended for Local/Uncontested Calendar.
Reported Favorably, Committee Approved
SB 15 Bettencourt, Paul – Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. (Companion HB3919) Reported favorably from Senate Local Government on March 13th
SB 17 Kolkhorst, Lois – Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. Heard March 6th left pending Senate State Affairs.
Committee Hearings Scheduled or Left Pending Vote
HB 21 Gates, Gary – Relating to housing finance corporations. (Companion SB867) Hearing set for 03-18-25 in House Intergovernmental Affair
HB 32 Button, Angie Chen – Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises. Heard March 12th left pending House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
HB 360 Vasut, Cody – (HB360 was previously filed in 88th Session as HB523 it was left pending in Committee without a hearing.) Relating to the authority of an appraisal review board to direct changes in the appraisal roll and related appraisal records if a residence homestead is sold for less than the appraised value. Hearing set for March 20th House Subcommittee on Property Tax Appraisals
HB 1043 Bhojani, Salman – Relating to a study by the General Land Office on the establishment and implementation by the General Land Office of a distributed ledger-based title registry pilot program. Hearing set for March 19th House Delivery of Government Efficiency.
HB 1243 Guillen, Ryan – Relating to the authority of spouses who occupy separate properties as their principal residences to each qualify the property in which they reside as their residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. Hearing set for March 17th House Ways and Means
SB 583 West, Royce – Relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties. Heard March 10th left pending Senate Local Government.
New Bills
HB 17 Hefner, Cole – Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property certain aliens or foreign entities. (Companions HB1849, HB2536)
HB 3900 Guillen, Ryan – Relating to investment of local governments’ money in banks located in this state. (Companion SB2329)
HB 4166 Guillen, Ryan – Relating to an exemption for certain property owners from regulatory requirements for residential mortgage loan originators. (Companion SB2508)
HB 4223 Troxclair, Ellen – 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. (Companions HB2105, HB3274, SB465)
HB 4333 Hayes, Richard – Relating to prohibitions on deceptive and unfair practices related to financial institutions discriminating in the provision of financial services to consumers and other persons. (Companion SB949)
HB 4350 Capriglione, Giovanni – Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.
HB 4467 Isaac, Carrie – 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. (Companions HB414, HB1076, HB2454, HB3003, SB1333)
HB 4505 Bell, Cecil – Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state. (Companion SB208)
HB 4531 Bhojani, Salman – Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property. (Companion SB1734)
HB 4547 Oliverson, Tom – Relating to certain actions by a state agency that burden certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.
HB 4558 Anchia, Rafael – Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property. (Companion SB647)
HB 4560 Anchia, Rafael – Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property. (Companion SB648)
HB 4597 Cain, Briscoe – 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. (Companion HB4606)
HB 4606 Leo-Wilson, Terri – 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. (Companion HB4597)
HB 4778 Little, Mitch – Relating to limitations on the termination of banking services by certain financial institutions.
HB 4917 Canales, Terry – Relating to seller’s disclosures regarding flooding and other water-related issues with respect to residential real property.
HB 5007 Lambert, Stan – Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities.
HB 5166 Bryant, John – Relating to housing.
SB 15 Bettencourt, Paul – Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. (Companion HB3919)
SB 2117 Parker, Tan – Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain transactions involving certain foreign entities.
SB 2221 Parker, Tan – Relating to the filing of a fraudulent financing statement in relation to certain secured transactions.
SB 2329 Hinojosa, Chuy – Relating to investment of local governments’ money in banks located in this state. (Companion HB3900)
SB 2508 Hinojosa, Adam – Relating to an exemption for certain property owners from regulatory requirements for residential mortgage loan originators. (companion HB4166)
SB 2611 West, Royce – Relating to the status of certain documents or instruments concerning real or personal property.
SB 2630 Creighton, Brandon – Relating to prohibiting the foreclosure of a lien-free or mortgage-free residence homestead by a local taxing entity.
SB 2833 Johnson, Nathan – Relating to the nonjudicial foreclosure sale of certain residential real property.
SJR 79 Menendez, Jose – Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of debt that may be secured by a homestead for purposes of refinancing a loan including those with an extension of credit guaranteed by the United States.
If you have questions about these specific bills or the Texas legislative process in general, please reach out to Doug Foster or one of our firm’s attorneys or representatives at: https://www.mortgagelaw.com/our-team/