---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to notice provided to purchasers of property and information filed with the county clerk by certain special districts."
description: "Relating to notice provided to purchasers of property and information filed with the county clerk by certain special districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 2816"
citation: "Texas HB 2816 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INTERNET (S0130)", "PUBLIC NOTICE (S0264)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Jetton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-24"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecb7e58b-a0ee-4129-a057-c711c42b6a77"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02800_HB02899/HB 2816.xml"
source_hash: "4730ced3a86c741dc7f56de2b6d599cbd6429375e2580736e5b6b52d4d332b25"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 2816 (88) — Relating to notice provided to purchasers of property and information filed with the county clerk by certain special districts.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02816I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02816E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02816H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02816S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02816F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **126–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Creighton — primary (person)
- Jetton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-24** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-25** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-25** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-05-03** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-05-03** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-08** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-09** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-09** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-05-10** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-05-12** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-12** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-12** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Record vote
- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-12** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-15** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-15** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Posting rule suspended
- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ecb7e58b-a0ee-4129-a057-c711c42b6a77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).