AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Interested parties assert that a municipal clerk should be able to file documents electronically with a county clerk. Other parties, including practicing attorneys, state agencies, and title companies, already have this ability.
As proposed, S.B. 1437 amends current law relating to authorizing a municipal clerk to file documents electronically for recording with a county clerk.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 195.003(a), Local Government Code, to authorize a municipal clerk, in addition to certain other persons, to file electronic documents or other documents electronically for recording with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing and recording under this chapter (Electronic Filing of Records With and Recording by County Clerk).
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2013.