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Texas Legislature · HB 4202 · Effective immediately

Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Filed · Mar 10, 2025
Read first time · Mar 31, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Mar 31, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 23, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 23, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 28, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 28, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 5, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 5, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 5, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 6, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 8, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 9, 2025
Amended · May 9, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · May 9, 2025
Record vote · May 9, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 10, 2025
Passed · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 10, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 10, 2025
Received from the House · May 12, 2025
Read first time · May 12, 2025
Referred to Jurisprudence · May 12, 2025
Rereferred to committee · May 23, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · May 23, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 25, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 25, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · May 25, 2025
Vote taken in committee · May 25, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · May 25, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · May 25, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 25, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · May 28, 2025
Laid before the Senate · May 28, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · May 28, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Senate passage reported · May 29, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 30, 2025
Signed in the House · May 30, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 31, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective immediately · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

SwansonGarcia, JoseyHayesCainSchofieldZaffirini

Recorded votes

HBi4202 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 129, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
HB 4202, as amended, was passed to engrossment byHouse · 2025-05-09 · Yeas 139, Nays 1, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective immediately (Jun 20, 2025).