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SB 1142: Adverse Possession

GENERAL BILL by Dockery

Adverse Possession; Specifies that occupation and maintenance of property satisfies the requirements for possession for purposes of gaining title to property via adverse possession without color of title. Requires that the property appraiser add certain information related to the adverse possession claim to the parcel information on the tax roll and prescribing conditions for removal of that information. Excludes property subject to adverse possession claims without color of title from provisions authorizing the tax collector not to send a tax notice for minimum tax, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 6/2/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-107
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2011 Senate • Filed
3/1/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 85
3/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 85
3/9/2011 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 185
3/10/2011 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 185
3/16/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/21/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
3/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 235
• Now in Budget -SJ 235
3/29/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/31/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/31/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
4/1/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 323
4/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11
4/6/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 363
• Read 3rd time -SJ 364
• Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 364
• Immediately certified -SJ 364
4/6/2011 House • In Messages
5/2/2011 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1014
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
• Received -HJ 1013
5/3/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1034
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/4/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1115
• Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1115
5/4/2011 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 851
5/23/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2011 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2011-107