Title theft; authorizing filing of certain notice; establishing requirements for filing of certain notice; establishing felony offenses for title theft; establishing elements of certain offenses. Effective date.

Added Senate sponsor Guthrie to the bill authorship list and changed the document title from 'FLOOR SUBSTITUTE' to 'ENGROSSED SENATE BILL'.

Removed the 'FLOOR SUBSTITUTE' designation from the bill title and changed the effective date section to match the House floor version format.

Added committee report information and page numbering changes consistent with House floor processing.

Page headers and footers were added with page numbers, request numbers, and timestamps that were not present in the enrolled version.

Line breaks and paragraph formatting were adjusted to match floor substitute document standards, with text reflowed across multiple lines.

Session information (1st Session of the 60th Legislature 2025) and bill type designation (Floor Substitute) were added to the header.

Enrolled version stamps and signatures from the Governor and Secretary of State offices were removed as this is a pre-final floor substitute version.

The offense name changed from 'deed theft' to 'title theft' and the statute citation was moved from Title 21 Section 1534 to Title 16 Section 311 for the new notice filing provisions.

Added a new Section 1 allowing victims to file a notice of fraudulent conveyance with the county clerk, which serves as constructive notice that a conveyance is alleged to be fraudulent.

County clerks are now required to deliver copies of fraudulent conveyance notices to the district attorney for investigation and potential prosecution.

Added provisions allowing county clerks to refuse filing notices they believe constitute sham legal process or slander of title, with an option for aggrieved parties to petition for a writ of mandamus.

Added mandatory restitution requirements for convicted title theft offenders, ordering payment to aggrieved parties under Section 991f of Title 22.

The effective date was set to November 1, 2025, and the bill was signed by the Senate on March 27, 2025.

Added 'ENROLLED SENATE' header and 'ENR.' prefix to bill number to indicate final enrolled status

Added 'SUBJECT: Title theft' line to clarify bill topic

Added Senate sponsor 'Burns' to the list of sponsors alongside Hamilton, Bullard, and Guthrie

Added complete signature page with dates (March 27, 2025 for Senate; April 30, 2025 for House) and Governor/Secretary of State signature blocks

Removed placeholder blank lines and incomplete signature sections from the Engrossed version