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Senate concurs with House changes to SB16 adding procedures for fraudulent real‑property liens
Summary
The Senate unanimously concurred in House amendments to SB16, which creates offenses for real property fraud and theft, requires ID for in‑person county real property filings and adds procedures for handling liens fraudulently filed by or on behalf of inmates.
The Senate on Wednesday concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 16, a measure that creates the offenses of real property fraud and real property theft and requires identification for all in‑person filings involving real property at county clerks’ offices. Senator Hinojosa moved the concurrence; the Secretary reported 28 ayes and no nays and the motion was adopted.
The House amendment added a process for documents that create a lien on real property when those documents are filed by an inmate or on the inmate’s behalf. Under the amendment described on the floor, a…
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