Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.

HB 4560 updates Texas property law by adding stricter requirements for recording real estate deeds and heirship affidavits. For deeds filed by title companies or similar entities, the grantor’s signature must be notarized or witnessed by two people; for deeds filed by individuals, both buyer and seller must sign, have two witnesses, and then get the document notarized. Heirship affidavits (used to establish property inheritance) must be signed by the person making the affidavit and all heirs, witnessed by two people, and then notarized. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2025, unless passed with a two-thirds legislative vote for immediate implementation.