Relating to certain deadlines and other timing factors affecting mechanic's, contractor's, or materialman's liens.
SB 929 amends Texas Property Code sections governing mechanic's liens to clarify deadlines and lien priority. It extends deadlines for filing lien notices or taking required actions to the next business day if they fall on a weekend or legal holiday. The bill also specifies that a lien's priority (and validity against property buyers) is determined solely by the date the lien affidavit is recorded, not when work was performed, and liens are invalid against buyers who acquired property before recording. This directly affects contractors, material suppliers, and property buyers involved in construction projects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Signed May 21, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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May 21, 2025
MINOR
This bill was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, but the formatting was corrected to remove placeholder text and add proper signatures and certification dates. The bill amends Texas Property Code sections 53.003(e) and 53.124(e) to clarify lien deadlines and priority rules.
TECHNICAL
Removed placeholder text and formatting errors from the Engrossed version
Added official signatures, certification dates, and enrolled version header
Corrected inconsistent spacing and line breaks throughout the document
Floor votes · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
14
Committee
10
May 21, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Lujan
RRepublican
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