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Senate committee approves bill clarifying county recording fee for mere references

CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 15, 2021
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Summary

The City, County & Local Affairs Committee passed House Bill 1824 to clarify that a $15 additional recording fee applies only when an instrument modifies or releases another instrument, not when it merely references prior plats or deeds, a change sponsors said will spare routine filings unnecessary cost.

House Bill 1824 won committee approval after its sponsor described the measure as a narrow 'cleanup' to prevent county recording offices from charging an extra $15 fee when a filing merely references a prior instrument. Senator Ballinger told the committee the bill "codif[ies]…

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