SB 840: Residential Property Riparian Rights
GENERAL BILL by Albritton
Residential Property Riparian Rights; Requiring land surveyors to give preference to using the prolongation-of-property-line method to establish a property owner’s riparian rights along a channel under certain circumstances; requiring courts to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to a prevailing party in a civil action under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Environment and Natural Resources (EN)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/5/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/16/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Environment and Natural Resources; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 56 |
| 1/3/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Environment and Natural Resources, 01/10/22, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/10/2022 | Senate |
• Favorable by Environment and Natural Resources; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 95 |
| 1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary • Introduced -SJ 56 |
| 1/19/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/24/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 1/24/2022 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 218 |
| 1/25/2022 | Senate |
• Now in Rules |
| 1/31/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/3/2022 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 337 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading |
| 2/7/2022 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/10/22 -SJ 364 |
| 2/10/2022 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 358 • Read 3rd time -SJ 358 • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 358 • Immediately certified -SJ 364 |
| 2/10/2022 | House |
• In Messages |
| 3/12/2022 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | House |
• Died in Messages |