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SB647Introduced in the Senate

Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.

Passed

Introduced by Royce West, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the filing or recording of documents or instruments conveying or purporting to convey an interest in real or personal property.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 26, 2025

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Absent or Not Voting

0 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Business & Commerce

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Testimony taken in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Vote taken in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Committee report printed and distributed

  13. Co-author authorized

  14. Placed on intent calendar

  15. Co-author authorized

  16. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. Vote recorded in Journal

  18. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  19. Vote recorded in Journal

  20. Three day rule suspended

  21. Record vote

  22. Read 3rd time

  23. Passed

  24. Record vote

  25. Reported engrossed

  26. Received from the Senate

  27. Read first time

  28. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

  29. Considered in public hearing

  30. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  31. Considered in formal meeting

  32. Vote reconsidered in committee

  33. Committee substitute considered in committee

  34. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  35. Reported favorably as substituted

  36. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  37. Committee report distributed

  38. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  39. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  40. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  41. Read 2nd time

  42. Passed to 3rd reading

  43. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  44. Read 3rd time

  45. Passed

  46. Record vote RV#3115

  47. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  48. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  49. House passage as amended reported

  50. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  51. Read

  52. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  53. Record vote

  54. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  55. Reported enrolled

  56. Signed in the Senate

  57. Signed in the House

  58. Sent to the Governor

  59. Signed by the Governor

  60. Effective on 9/1/25

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