HB 1108
Bernal Bill Makes Commercial Property Deeds Show The Sales Price
Filed
Caption
relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in commercial and
industrial real property sales; providing a civil penalty.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
No price on the deed, no recording. Skip it and the buyer owes five percent of the price!
The bill bars anyone from recording a deed or other instrument that sells commercial or industrial real property unless the document states the sales price. It touches buyers of commercial and industrial property and county clerks' recording offices, with deals that convey only mineral interests left out. A buyer whose deed is recorded without the price owes the state a civil penalty equal to five percent of the sales price, and the attorney general or the local county or district attorney can sue to collect it.
Labels
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 234 (Died in committee) and 89R HB 622 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 622 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB1108 · 2026-11-12
ITEM
relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in commercial and
industrial real property sales; providing a civil penalty.
WHAT IT DOES
No price on the deed, no recording. Skip it and the buyer owes five percent of the price!
The bill bars anyone from recording a deed or other instrument that sells commercial or industrial real property unless the document states the sales price. It touches buyers of commercial and industrial property and county clerks' recording offices, with deals that convey only mineral interests left out. A buyer whose deed is recorded without the price owes the state a civil penalty equal to five percent of the sales price, and the attorney general or the local county or district attorney can sue to collect it.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
2026-11-12 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)
FILED UNDER
No flags
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 2, 2024 to Jun 11, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$10,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.
Texas Sands PAC$8,000.00
Texas Sands PAC
$8,000.00
- Cash
- $8,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101.
Texas HDCC$7,000.00
Texas HDCC
$7,000.00
- Cash
- $7,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101060248.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
×Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Feb 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101, 101032904, 101060248.
×Texas Sands PAC
$8,000.00
- Cash
- $8,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $8,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987101.
×Texas HDCC
$7,000.00
- Cash
- $7,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $7,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 3, 2024 to May 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101060248.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 12, 2026, against the published rubric.
FILED BEFORE
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
88R HB 234
by Rep. Bernal, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Feb 23, 2023: Referred to Business & Industry
Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure of commercial or industrial real property sales; providing a civil penalty.
Caption, 88R bill history
89R HB 622
by Rep. Bernal, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 4, 2025: Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in commercial and industrial real property sales; providing a civil penalty.
Caption, 89R bill history
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2026
2026-11-12 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced text: HTML · PDF
Data snapshot Nov 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Text
The text as introduced · 206 words
By: Bernal
H.B. No. 1108
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in commercial and
industrial real property sales; providing a civil penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Property Code, is amended by adding
Section 12.0014 to read as follows:
Sec. 12.0014. MANDATORY SALES PRICE DISCLOSURE IN
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REAL PROPERTY SALES. (a) A person may
not file for record or have recorded in the county clerk's office an
instrument conveying commercial or industrial real property under a
contract for sale unless the instrument discloses the sales price
of the property.
(b) The purchaser of any property for which an instrument is
recorded in violation of Subsection (a) is liable to the state for a
civil penalty for each violation in an amount equal to five percent
of the sales price of the property.
(c) The attorney general or the county or district attorney
for the county in which the property is located may bring suit to
recover a penalty under this section.
(d) This section does not apply to an instrument conveying
only a mineral interest in real property.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.