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HB4170 • 2025

Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Hayes
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Jurisprudence

  29. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2027

  32. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1943

  37. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

  51. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4170 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4170

AN ACT

relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer

fees for real property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 5, Property Code, is

amended by adding Section 5.208 to read as follows:

Sec.

5.208.

VENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, an

action brought under this subchapter, other than an action brought

by the attorney general, must be brought in the county in which the

real property is located.

SECTION 2. Section 5.208, Property Code, as added by this

Act, applies only to an action filed on or after the effective date

of this Act. An action filed before the effective date of this Act

is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the

effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4170 was passed by the House on May

10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4170 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor