Monitoring the Session

HB 1108

Bernal Bill Makes Commercial Property Deeds Show The Sales Price

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Diego M. BernalDHouse 123

Initial review · graded Nov 12, 2026 · How we grade

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

SOLD BY

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.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

2026-11-12 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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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.

Team
Sources

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.

Team
Sources

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 text

Last 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 text

Last 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.