Bill Summary

HB 213 Property Rights (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Gossett-Seidman Co Sponsors: Barnaby, Salzman CS Sponsors: Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Property Rights: Specifies requirement for complaint to remove an unauthorized person from residential real property; authorizes commercial property owner or agent to request sheriff to immediately remove persons unlawfully occupying real property if specified conditions met; specifies requirements for sheriff upon receipt of complaint; authorizes sheriff to arrest unauthorized person for legal cause; provides that sheriffs are entitled to specified fee for service of notice to vacate; authorizes owner or agent to request that sheriff stand by while owner or agent takes possession of commercial real property; prohibits person from unlawfully detaining or occupying or trespassing upon commercial real property & intentionally causing specified amount of damage; prohibits listing or advertising for sale, or renting or leasing, real property under certain circumstances. Effective Date: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/21/25
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Filed
01/30/25
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Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
01/30/25
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Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
03/11/25
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, 03/13/25, 1:00 pm, 404 H
03/13/25
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Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 2 Nays
03/13/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/31/25
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/02/25, 4:00 pm, 404 H - PCS
04/02/25
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 17 Yeas, 2 Nays
04/02/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/03/25
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Bill referred to House Calendar
04/29/25
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Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 322
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bill text & filed amendments
0213
Filed on 01/21/25
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Judiciary Committee
Filed on 03/31/25
Adopted
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0213C1
Filed on 04/02/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
82.036
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689.03
775.0837
806.13
817.0311
895.02
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