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SB1734

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Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.

Moderate
Low Cost
Effective:2025-09-01
Enforcing Agencies

Texas District Courts • County Clerks • District Clerks

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Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

  • Effective Date: September 1, 2025
  • Compliance Deadline: August 1, 2025 (Internal readiness for mail processing and template creation is required prior to the effective date).
  • Agency Rulemaking: No agency rulemaking required. However, District and County Clerks must update fee schedules to zero-out costs for these specific filings by the effective date.

Immediate Action Plan

  • Update Legal Templates: Incorporate statutory language from Gov't Code § 51.9035(b) and Property Code § 5.0206(e) into your document management system immediately.
  • Audit Mail Procedures: Establish a "Red Flag" protocol for incoming Certified Mail to ensure the 120-day objection window is never missed.
  • Review Portfolios: Identify assets currently encumbered by fraudulent liens and prepare Affidavits for filing on September 1, 2025.
  • Revise Underwriting: Title companies must update guidelines to accept the "Judicial Finding of Fact" as conclusive evidence of clear title.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

  • Purchase & Sale Agreements (PSAs): Amend PSAs to include a 150-day cure period (120-day statutory wait + 30 days judicial processing) for title defects resolved via this statute.
  • Vendor Agreements: Update scopes of work for third-party lien monitoring services. They must flag "Owner’s Affidavits" filed under Property Code § 5.0206 immediately.

Hiring/Training

  • Mailroom Protocols: Train intake staff to prioritize Certified Mail referencing "Property Code § 5.0206" or "Fraudulent Lien." Failure to route these notices to Legal within the 120-day window can result in the extinguishment of a valid lien.
  • Legal Staff: Counsel must be trained on the new *ex parte* petition workflow to avoid unnecessary litigation costs for clear-cut fraud cases.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

  • Mandatory Forms: Adopt the specific statutory forms for the "Owner’s Affidavit," "Petition," and "Finding of Fact" defined in the statute. Generic pleadings will be rejected.
  • Proof of Mailing: You must retain physical return receipts (green cards) or electronic delivery confirmations indefinitely. These are evidentiary prerequisites for obtaining the judicial order.

Fees & Costs

  • Fee Prohibitions: The law prohibits the District Clerk from charging a filing fee for the Petition and the County Clerk from charging a recording fee for the Judge's Order.
  • Budget Impact: Positive. This reduces legal spend on quiet title actions significantly.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

  • The "Controverting Affidavit" Block: The statute does not require a counter-filing to be proven *true*, only *filed*. If a fraudster (or their proxy) files a Controverting Affidavit within the 120-day window, the expedited process is halted, and you must revert to traditional litigation.
  • Judicial Unfamiliarity: District Judges may initially resist signing orders *ex parte* (without a hearing). Counsel must be prepared to brief the court on their specific authority under Gov't Code § 51.9035 to rule based solely on the documents.

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Legislative Timeline

This bill's path through the Texas Legislature

Filed
Feb 27, 2025
Passed Senate
Apr 24, 2025
Passed House
May 15, 2025
Signed
May 30, 2025
TopicsProperty InterestsProperty Interests--real PropertyFraudCounty GovernmentCounty Government--employees/officersCourtsCourts--appellateCourts--judges
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Official Analysis

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BILL ANALYSIS

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S.B. 1734

89R5453 JBD-D

By: West

Jurisprudence

4/7/2025

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Vital documents related to real property, such as deeds and mortgages, are recorded in the county clerk's office in the county where the property is located. Filing these vital documents for recording provides public notice of ownership while also offering protection against fraud and title disputes.


However, when fraudulent documents are filed for recording, such protection no longer exists. In fact, when a fraudulent deed is recorded, it can be used sell the property to unknowing buyers or to borrow against the property from unknowing lenders.


Often, the true owners do not discover that a fraudulent deed or lien has been filed until they go to sell or refinance their property.

S.B. 1734 protects Texas homeowners by creating a procedure for homeowners to challenge the validity of a recorded document that purports to convey title when they have reason to believe it is fraudulent.


To challenge the validity of a recorded document, a homeowner must complete a two-step process.


First, if a homeowner has reason to believe that a recorded document is fraudulent, the homeowner must file an affidavit asserting the document is fraudulent with the county. During this period, the purported grantor and grantee have the ability to file an affidavit asserting that the document is valid.


If the purported grantor or grantee does not respond, the homeowner may file a motion challenging the validity of the recorded document with the district clerk of the county.

Once a motion is filed with the district clerk, a district judge has the ability to determine the validity of the document.

S.B. 1734 ensures that Texas homeowners will have a clear and inexpensive route to justice when deed theft occurs.

As proposed, S.B. 1734 amends current law relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 51.901(c), Government Code, as follows:

(c) Provides that a document or instrument, for purposes of Section 51.901 (Fraudulent Document or Instrument), is presumed to be fraudulent if it meets certain criteria, including if the document or instrument purports to convey title to or an interest in real property and a person has been convicted of an offense under Title 7 (Offenses Against Property) or Title 8 (Offenses Against Public Administration), Penal Code, for conduct with respect to the document or instrument or the document or instrument is the subject of an owner's affidavit and certificate of mailing filed and recorded in accordance with Section 5.0206, Property Code, and a controverting affidavit was not timely filed for recording under that section. Makes nonsubstantive changes.

SECTION 2. Amends Subchapter J, Chapter 51, Government Code, by adding Section 51.9035, as follows:

Sec. 51.9035. ACTION ON FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE. (a) Authorizes an owner of real property who has reason to believe that a document or instrument purporting to convey title to or an interest in the real property and recorded in the real property records is fraudulent, subject to Section 5.0206(c), Property Code, to complete and file with the district clerk of the county in which the document or instrument is recorded a motion, verified as required by Subsection (c), to which the movant has attached:

(1) a copy of the document or instrument; and

(2) documentary evidence of a person's conviction of an offense under Title 7 or Title 8, Penal Code, for conduct with respect to the document or instrument or the filing and recording of an uncontroverted owner's affidavit and certificate of mailing under Section 5.0206, Property Code.

(b) Requires that a motion under Subsection (a) contain, at a minimum, the information in a certain suggested form. Sets forth the required language of the form.

(c) Requires that a motion filed under Subsection (a) be verified by the affidavit in substantially a certain form. Sets forth the required language of the form.

(d) Authorizes a motion under this section to be ruled on by a district judge having jurisdiction over real property matters in the county where the document or instrument described in the motion is recorded. Authorizes the district court to rule on the motion based solely on a review of the attached document or instrument, the attached documentary evidence, and any relevant public records without hearing any testimonial evidence. Authorizes the court's review to be made ex parte without delay or notice of any kind. Requires an appellate court to expedite review of a court's finding under this section.

(e) Prohibits the district clerk from collecting a filing fee for filing a motion under this section.

(f) Requires the district judge, after reviewing the attached document or instrument, the attached evidence, and any relevant public records under this section, to enter an appropriate finding of fact and conclusion of law, which is required to be filed for recording and indexed in the same class of records in which the subject document or instrument was originally recorded. Requires that a copy of the finding of fact and conclusion of law be sent, by first class mail, to the movant and to the person who filed the document or instrument for recording at the last known address of each person within seven days after the date that the finding of fact and conclusion of law is issued by the judge.

(g) Prohibits the county clerk from collecting a fee for filing a district judge's finding of fact and conclusion of law under this section.

(h) Sets forth the language of a suggested form for a district court's finding of fact and conclusion of law under Subsection (f).

SECTION 3. Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Property Code, by adding Sections 5.0206 and 5.0207, as follows:

Sec. 5.0206. OWNER'S AFFIDAVIT REGARDING PURPORTED CONVEYANCE OF TITLE OR INTEREST. (a) Authorizes an owner of real property to file for recording in the real property records of the county in which a document or instrument purporting to convey title to or an interest in the real property was recorded an affidavit that substantially complies with Subsection (e) and a certificate of mailing that substantially complies with Subsection (f).

(b) Requires a property owner who files an affidavit under Subsection (a) to send a copy of the filed affidavit and a letter notifying the grantor and grantee of the purported conveyance of the filing of the affidavit by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the grantor and grantee's last known addresses.

(c) Authorizes the property owner that filed an affidavit, if an affidavit and certificate of mailing are filed and recorded under Subsection (a) and a controverting affidavit is not filed for recording in the time provided by Subsection (d), to bring a motion for a district court ruling under Section 51.9035, Government Code.

(d) Authorizes the grantor or grantee of the purported conveyance, not later than the 120th day after the date a certificate of mailing was filed under Subsection (a), to file for recording a controverting affidavit in the real property records of the county in which the real property is located asserting that the affidavit or certificate of mailing filed by the property owner under Subsection (a) is untrue or another reason exists as to why the conveyance is valid.

(e) Requires that an affidavit filed under Subsection (a) be in substantially a certain form. Sets forth the required language of the form.

(f) Requires that a certificate of mailing filed under Subsection (a) be in substantially a certain form. Sets forth the required language of the form.

Sec. 5.0207. EFFECT OF CERTAIN COURT FINDINGS ON PURPORTED CONVEYANCE OF TITLE OR INTEREST. Authorizes a bona fide purchaser or a mortgagee for value or a successor or assign of a bona fide purchaser or mortgagee for value to rely conclusively on a determination in a district court's finding of fact and conclusion of law recorded under Section 51.9035, Government Code, that a document or instrument does not convey title to or an interest in the real property described in the document or instrument.

SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 2025.

Senate Authors

Sen. Royce WestDemocrat · Primary Author

House Sponsors

Rep. Salman BhojaniDemocrat · Primary Sponsor
Joint Sponsors

Bill Text(with markup)

S.B. No. 1734
AN ACT
relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting
to convey title to or an interest in real property.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 51.901(c), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
       (c)  For purposes of this section, a document or instrument
is presumed to be fraudulent if:
             (1)  the document is a purported judgment or other
document purporting to memorialize or evidence an act, an order, a
directive, or process of:
                   (A)  a purported court or a purported judicial
entity not expressly created or established under the constitution
or the laws of this state or of the United States; or
                   (B)  a purported judicial officer of a purported
court or purported judicial entity described by Paragraph (A);
             (2)  the document or instrument purports to create a
lien or assert a claim against real or personal property or an
interest in real or personal property and:
                   (A)  is not a document or instrument provided for
by the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States;
                   (B)  is not created by implied or express consent
or agreement of the obligor, debtor, or the owner of the real or
personal property or an interest in the real or personal property,
if required under the laws of this state, or by implied or express
consent or agreement of an agent, fiduciary, or other
representative of that person; or
                   (C)  is not an equitable, constructive, or other
lien imposed by a court with jurisdiction created or established
under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United
States; [or]
             (3)  the document or instrument purports to create a
lien or assert a claim against real or personal property or an
interest in real or personal property and the document or
instrument is filed by an inmate or on behalf of an inmate; or
(4)  the document or instrument purports to convey
title to or an interest in real property and:
(A)  a person has been convicted of an offense
under Title 7 or Title 8, Penal Code, for conduct with respect to
the document or instrument; or
(B)  the document or instrument is the subject of
an owner's affidavit and certificate of mailing filed and recorded
in accordance with Section 5.0206, Property Code, and a
controverting affidavit was not timely filed for recording under
that section.
       SECTION 2.  Subchapter J, Chapter 51, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.9035 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.9035.  ACTION ON FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE. (a)  
Subject to Section 5.0206(c), Property Code, an owner of real
property who has reason to believe that a document or instrument
purporting to convey title to or an interest in the real property
and recorded in the real property records is fraudulent may
complete and file with the district clerk of the county in which the
document or instrument is recorded a petition, verified as required
by Subsection (c), to which the petitioner has attached:
(1)  a copy of the document or instrument; and
(2)  documentary evidence of:
(A)  a person's conviction of an offense under
Title 7 or Title 8, Penal Code, for conduct with respect to the
document or instrument; or
(B)  the filing and recording of an uncontroverted
owner's affidavit and certificate of mailing under Section 5.0206,
Property Code.
(b)  A petition under Subsection (a) must contain, at a
minimum, the information in the following suggested form:
MISC. DOCKET NO. ______
In Re: A Purported In the ______ Judicial District
Conveyance of Title In and For ___________________
to or an Interest in County, Texas
(Description of Real
Property)
Petition for Judicial Review of Document or Instrument Purporting
to Convey Title to or an Interest in Real Property
Now Comes (name) and files this petition requesting a
judicial determination of the status of a document or instrument
purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property filed
in the office of the County Clerk of (county name) County, Texas,
and in support of the petition would show the court as follows:
I.
(Name), petitioner herein, is the purported person who holds
title to the real property or the interest in the real property
described in the attached document or instrument.
II.
On (date), in the exercise of the county clerk's official
duties as County Clerk of (county name) County, Texas, the county
clerk recorded the document or instrument attached to this petition
and containing (number) pages. The attached document or instrument
purports to have conveyed title to or an interest in the real
property to (name of purported grantee).
III.
Petitioner alleges that the attached document or instrument
is fraudulent, as described by Section 51.901(c)(4), Government
Code, and that the document or instrument should therefore not be
considered to convey title to or an interest in the real property
described in the document or instrument.
IV.
Petitioner attests that the assertions herein are true and
correct.
V.
Petitioner does not request the court to make a finding as to
any underlying claim of the parties involved and acknowledges that
this petition does not seek to invalidate a legitimate conveyance.
Petitioner further acknowledges that petitioner may be subject to
sanctions, as provided by Chapter 10, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, if this petition is determined to be frivolous.
PRAYER
Petitioner requests the court to review the attached document
or instrument, the attached documentary evidence, and any relevant
public records and enter an order determining whether the document
or instrument should be considered to convey title to or an interest
in the real property described in the document or instrument,
together with such other orders as the court deems appropriate.
Respectfully submitted,
_______________________
(Signature and typed name and address)
(c)  A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be verified
by an affidavit in substantially the following form:
AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ______________
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared
_____________, who, being by me duly sworn, deposed as follows:
"My name is _________________.  I am over 21 years of age, of
sound mind, with personal knowledge of the following facts, and
fully competent to testify.
I further attest that the assertions contained in the
accompanying petition are true and correct."
Further affiant sayeth not.
____________________________
SUBSCRIBED and SWORN TO before
me, this _______ day of _____,
_______.
____________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC, State of Texas
Notary's printed name:
____________________________
My commission expires:
____________________________
(d)  A petition under this section may be ruled on by a
district judge having jurisdiction over real property matters in
the county where the document or instrument described in the
petition is recorded. The district court may rule on the petition
based solely on a review of the attached document or instrument, the
attached documentary evidence, and any relevant public records
without hearing any testimonial evidence. The court's review may
be made ex parte without delay or notice of any kind. An appellate
court shall expedite review of a court's finding under this
section.
(e)  The district clerk may not collect a filing fee for
filing a petition under this section.
(f)  After reviewing the attached document or instrument,
the attached evidence, and any relevant public records under this
section, the district judge shall enter an appropriate finding of
fact and conclusion of law, which must be filed for recording and
indexed in the same class of records in which the subject document
or instrument was originally recorded. A copy of the finding of
fact and conclusion of law shall be sent electronically or by a
delivery method described by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil
Procedure, to the petitioner and to the person who filed the
document or instrument for recording at the last known address of
each person within seven days after the date that the finding of
fact and conclusion of law is issued by the judge.
(g)  The county clerk may not collect a fee for filing a
district judge's finding of fact and conclusion of law under this
section.
(h)  A suggested form for a district court's finding of fact
and conclusion of law under Subsection (f) is as follows:
MISC. DOCKET NO. ______
In Re: A Purported In the ______ Judicial District
Conveyance of Title In and For ___________________
to or an Interest in County, Texas
(Description of Real
Property)
Judicial Finding of Fact and Conclusion of Law Regarding a Document
or Instrument Purporting to Convey Title to or an Interest in Real
Property
On the (number) day of (month), (year), in the above entitled
and numbered cause, this court reviewed a petition, verified by
affidavit, of (name) and the document or instrument attached to the
petition, the other documentary evidence attached to the petition,
and any relevant public records. No testimony was taken from any
party, nor was there any notice of the court's review, the court
having made the determination that a decision could be made solely
on review of the document or instrument, the other documentary
evidence, and public records under the authority vested in the
court under Subchapter J, Chapter 51, Government Code.
The court finds as follows (only an item checked and
initialed is a valid court ruling):
_______ The document or instrument attached to the petition herein
DOES convey title to or an interest in real property and:
(1)  IS NOT the subject of a criminal conviction for an
offense under Title 7 or Title 8, Penal Code, for conduct with
respect to the document or instrument; and
(2)  IS NOT the subject of an uncontroverted owner's
affidavit under Section 5.0206, Property Code.
_______ The document or instrument attached to the petition herein
DOES NOT convey title to or an interest in real property and:
(1)  IS the subject of a criminal conviction for an
offense under Title 7 or Title 8, Penal Code, with respect to the
document or instrument; or
(2)  IS the subject of an uncontroverted owner's
affidavit under Section 5.0206, Property Code.
This court makes no finding as to any underlying claims of the
parties involved, and expressly limits its finding of fact and
conclusion of law to the review of a ministerial act. The county
clerk shall record this finding of fact and conclusion of law in the
same class of records as the subject document or instrument was
originally filed, and the court directs the county clerk to index it
using the same names that were used in indexing the subject document
or instrument.
SIGNED ON THIS THE ________ DAY OF ____________________.
_______________________________
DISTRICT JUDGE
________ JUDICIAL DISTRICT
_____________ COUNTY, TEXAS
       SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Property Code, is
amended by adding Sections 5.0206 and 5.0207 to read as follows:
Sec. 5.0206.  OWNER'S AFFIDAVIT REGARDING PURPORTED
CONVEYANCE OF TITLE OR INTEREST.  (a)  An owner of real property may
file for recording in the real property records of the county in
which a document or instrument purporting to convey title to or an
interest in the real property was recorded:
(1)  an affidavit that substantially complies with
Subsection (e); and
(2)  a certificate of mailing that substantially
complies with Subsection (f).
(b)  A property owner who files an affidavit under Subsection
(a) shall send a copy of the filed affidavit and a letter notifying
the grantor and grantee of the purported conveyance of the filing of
the affidavit by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, to the grantor and grantee's last known addresses.
(c)  If an affidavit and certificate of mailing are filed and
recorded under Subsection (a) and a controverting affidavit is not
filed for recording in the time provided by Subsection (d), the
property owner that filed the affidavit may file a petition for a
district court ruling under Section 51.9035, Government Code. 
(d)  Not later than the 120th day after the date a
certificate of mailing was filed under Subsection (a), the grantor
or grantee of the purported conveyance may file for recording a
controverting affidavit in the real property records of the county
in which the real property is located asserting that:
(1)  the affidavit or certificate of mailing filed by
the property owner under Subsection (a) is untrue; or
(2)  another reason exists as to why the conveyance is
valid.
(e)  An affidavit filed under Subsection (a) must be in
substantially the following form:
OWNER'S AFFIDAVIT REGARDING PURPORTED CONVEYANCE
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared ("Affiant(s)") (insert name of one or more affiants) who,
being first duly sworn, upon oath states:
(1)  My/our name is/are (insert name of Affiant(s)).
I/we own the following described real property ("Property"):
(describe the real property)
(2)  This affidavit is made for the purpose of
establishing a presumption under Section 51.901(c)(4), Government
Code, that the document or instrument purporting to convey title to
or an interest in the Property recorded in __________ (refer to
recording information of the conveyance) ("Purported Conveyance")
is fraudulent and obtaining a district court's finding of fact and
conclusion of law under Section 51.9035, Government Code, that the
document or instrument does not convey title to or an interest in
the Property.
(3)  Affiant(s) have not conveyed title to or an
interest in the Property to any grantee other than (list any
interests granted).
Signed on this _____ day of __________, _____.
____________________
____________________
(Signature of Affiant(s))
State of __________
County of __________
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on the _________ day of
__________, 20___.
My commission expires:
______________________
____________________________
Notary Public, State of Texas
Notary's printed name:
____________________________
(f)  A certificate of mailing filed under Subsection (a) must
be in substantially the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF MAILING OF OWNER'S AFFIDAVIT REGARDING PURPORTED
CONVEYANCE
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared ("Affiant(s)") (insert name(s) of Affiant(s)) who, being
first duly sworn, upon oath state(s):
(1)  My name is/Our names are (insert name(s) of
Affiant(s)).
(2)  On the ____ day of __________, 20__, Affiant(s)
caused an Owner's Affidavit Regarding Purported Conveyance to be
recorded in (refer to affidavit recording information)
("Affidavit").
(3)  On the ____ day of __________, 20__, Affiant(s)
sent a letter and a copy of the Affidavit, notifying the grantor and
grantee of the purported conveyance of the Affiant's ownership
claim and the filing of the Affidavit, by registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, to the grantor and grantee's last
known address.
(4)  Attached to this certificate are:
(A)  a true and correct copy of the letter
described by Subdivision (3) of this certificate; and
(B)  proof of mailing of the letter described by
Subdivision (3) of this certificate.
Signed on the day of _________, 20 _____.
____________________
____________________
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Fiscal NoteView Original

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2025

TO:
Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1734 by West (Relating to status of certain documents or instruments purporting to convey title to or an interest in real property.), As Introduced

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to lack of case-level data.

The bill would create a new filing mechanism for an owner of real property to challenge certain fraudulent conveyances of real property and would prohibit district clerks from collecting a filing fee connected to the motion for action on a fraudulent conveyance. 

The Office of Court Administration indicates that any fiscal impact on the state court system cannot be determined due to lack of case-level data.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council
LBB Staff:
JMc, KDw, DA, NTh

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What does Texas SB1734 do?

SB1734 establishes a streamlined, fee-exempt judicial process to expunge fraudulent real property filings (deeds and liens) effective September 1, 2025. This legislation allows property owners to bypass expensive quiet title lawsuits in favor of an expedited ex parte review, but it imposes strict monitoring requirements on lenders and lienholders to prevent the inadvertent invalidation of legitimate interests via default. Implementation Timeline Effective Date: September 1, 2025 Compliance Deadline: August 1, 2025 (Internal readiness for mail processing and template creation is required prior to the effective date).

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Who authored SB1734?

SB1734 was authored by Texas Senator Royce West during the Regular Session.

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When was SB1734 signed into law?

SB1734 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on May 30, 2025.

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Which agencies enforce SB1734?

SB1734 is enforced by Texas District Courts, County Clerks and District Clerks.

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How urgent is compliance with SB1734?

The compliance urgency for SB1734 is rated as "moderate". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.

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What is the cost impact of SB1734?

The cost impact of SB1734 is estimated as "low". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.

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What topics does SB1734 address?

SB1734 addresses topics including property interests, property interests--real property, fraud, county government and county government--employees/officers.

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