Relating to fees charged by county clerks for certain property records.
SB 1547 amends Texas Local Government Code Section 118.011 to update fees county clerks charge for property record services. It specifies exact fees for services like filing personal/real property records ($5 first page, $4 additional), certified papers ($5 certificate fee), and electronic copies (e.g., $1 for up to 10 pages, $0.10 per page over 10). The bill directly affects property owners, real estate professionals, and anyone requesting county property records who must pay these fees. It also requires clerks to follow Government Code sections 552.231 and 552.262 for non-paper copies, standardizing electronic copy pricing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was cleaned up to remove formatting artifacts and placeholder text from the legislative process, while the substantive policy content regarding county clerk fees remained unchanged. The enrolled version is the final, official version ready for signature and implementation.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting cleanup from draft to final version.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft markup artifacts, placeholder text, and page numbers that were present in the earlier version.
Added official enrolled version header and certification signatures from legislative officers.
Reorganized fee schedule formatting for clarity while maintaining identical fee amounts and structures.
Floor votes · House May 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (137-0-7)
house
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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