BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 1115: Recording fees/escrow tax
Concerning the excise tax treatment of amounts received by title and escrow businesses from clients for remittance to a county filing office for the purpose of recording documents.
Summary
- Excludes amounts remitted to a county filing office by escrow agents from the definition of retail sale and from the business and occupation tax in certain circumstances.
From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1115), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Steve Tharinger (D-24)
- Introduced
- January 13, 2025 in the House
- Last action
- January 12, 2026
- Companion bill
- SB 5111
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to clarifying the excise tax treatment of amounts received by title and escrow businesses from clients for remittance to a county filing office for the purpose of recording documents;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Steve Tharinger (D-24)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Finance.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 1115 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1115 (2023–24) Abortion cost sharing
- HB 1115 (2021–22) Credit card costs recovery
- HB 1115 (2019–20) Commercial car wash taxes
- HB 1115 (2017–18) Paraeducators
- HB 1115 (2015–16) Capital budget 2015, 2015-17
- HB 1115 (2013–14) Uniform commercial code
- HB 1115 (2011–12) State officials' salaries
- HB 1115 (2009–10) Animal trapping