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AN ACT
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relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer |
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fees for real property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 5, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 5.208 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.208. VENUE. Notwithstanding any other law, an |
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action brought under this subchapter, other than an action brought |
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by the attorney general, must be brought in the county in which the |
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real property is located. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5.208, Property Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to an action filed on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. An action filed before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law as it existed immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4170 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4170 was passed by the Senate on May |
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28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |