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title: August State Regulatory Updates
description: Stay updated with August 2018's regulatory changes. Discover new form updates in states like New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia.
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# [August State Regulatory Updates](https://blog.softprocorp.com/august-state-regulatory-updates)

 Written by [SoftPro](https://blog.softprocorp.com/author/leslie.wyattsoftprocorp.com) | 8/16/18, 6:03 PM

Check out new form updates in the following states: New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.

**New Jersey**

- New Jersey Title Insurance Rating Bureau - one change to the manual effective July 1, 2018

**Oregon **

- Revised OTIRO (Oregon Title Insurance Rating Organization) rate manual that will become effective August 15, 2018

**Pennsylvania **

- TIRBOP – TIRBOP revision to rate manual will be effective August 1, 2018  
- City of Philadelphia Ordinance [(Bill No. 180167)](https://www.plta.org/link.asp?e=dsantangelo@germantowntitle.com&job=3412056&ymlink=255388342&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eplta%2Eorg%2Fresource%2Fresmgr%2Fdocs%2Fcertifiedcopy16047101%2Epdf) raises Philadelphia Realty Transfer Tax to 3.278% effective July 1, 2018

**Texas** – the following forms have been changed and **will be** updated:

- T-00 Verification of Services Rendered
- T-43 Texas Reverse Mortgage Endorsement
- T-44 Texas Residential Limited Coverage Junior Loan Policy Combined Schedule (This is also a tree change. Name of the form has changed.)
- T-45 Texas Residential Limited Coverage Junior Loan Policy Down Date Endorsement

**Virginia** 

- Effective July 1, 2018, the Regional Congestion Relief Fee imposed pursuant to Virginia Code §58.1-802.2 is repealed. The Virginia General Assembly enacted a new fee entitled the “Regional Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Capital Fee” per Virginia Code § 58.1-802.3. The rate for the WMATA fee is the same as the former Regional Congestion Relief Fee which is $.15 for each $100 or fraction thereof of value of the deed transaction. This affects recordation taxes for the following localities in northern Virginia: Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park; and Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William.

**To download the updated forms for Standard/Enterprise versions, please visit [www.softprocorp.com](http://www.softprocorp.com/) and click on Login. Once logged in, click Documents & Reports, and choose State-Specific Packages.**

**To download the updated forms for Select, please contact SoftPro Support at 800-848-0143. **

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