Relating to certain contracts for the purchase of residential real property located in a colonia.
SB 26 requires sellers of residential property in a "colonia" (a defined border-area community with 11+ nearby homes) to provide a Spanish translation of an executory contract if the buyer requests it. The translation must be done by a certified Spanish translator, though the final binding contract must still be in English. This applies only to new contracts signed on or after the bill’s effective date (91 days after the legislative session), not to existing agreements. The law directly affects homebuyers and sellers in colonias by adding a language access requirement during the contract negotiation phase.
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Introduced Aug 15, 2025
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Judith Zaffirini
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