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Panel advances bill allowing transfer‑on‑death deeds for real property

House Judiciary Committee · February 4, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 2124 would adopt a Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act permitting recorded deeds that transfer property at death outside probate; sponsors said the change could save probate costs and the committee unanimously reported the bill with an effective date 180 days.

House Bill 2124, sponsored by Representative Bonner with Chairman Briggs as co‑prime, would establish a nonexclusive transfer‑on‑death (TOD) deed for real property that takes effect on the owner's death and avoids probate for the transferred property. Counsel summarized the statutory formalities for a…

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