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HB4202 • 2025

Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Swanson | Garcia, Josey | Hayes | Cain | Schofield
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

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 immediately

  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

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  22. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  23. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  24. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Rereferred to committee

  25. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  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#2045

  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

    Amended. 1-Swanson

  36. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  37. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1965

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-04-23 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 proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4202 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4202

AN ACT

relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment

of a written instrument.

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

SECTION 1. Section 121.005(a), Civil Practice and Remedies

Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) An officer may not take the acknowledgment of a written

instrument unless the officer knows or has satisfactory evidence

that the acknowledging person is the person who executed the

instrument and is described in it. An officer may accept, as

satisfactory evidence of the identity of an acknowledging person,

only:

(1) the oath of a credible witness
who:

(A) is
personally known to the officer;
or

(B)

provides the officer with a current

identification card or other document issued by the federal

government or any state government that contains the photograph and

signature of the witness;

(2) a current identification card or other document

issued by the federal government or any state government that

contains the photograph and signature of the acknowledging person;

or

(3) with respect to a deed or other instrument

relating to a residential real estate transaction, a current

passport issued by a foreign country.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4202 was passed by the House on May

10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4202 was passed by the Senate on May

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

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor