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CS/HB 841: Residential Property Riparian Rights

GENERAL BILL by Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee ; DiCeglie

Residential Property Riparian Rights; Requires land surveyors to give preference to using prolongation-of-property-line method to establish property owner's riparian rights along channel; requires courts to award reasonable attorney fees & costs to prevailing party in civil actions.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/3/2021 House • Filed
    12/16/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Referred to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/31/2022 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
    2/2/2022 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
    • Now in Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    2/4/2022 House • Added to Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee agenda
    2/8/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Environment, Agriculture & Flooding Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    2/9/2022 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    2/10/2022 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/17/2022 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/21/2022 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar

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  • CS/HB 841, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2022 at 6:09 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 840 Residential Property Riparian Rights Albritton Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Messages

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.141 Riparian rights defined; certain submerged bottoms subject to private ownership. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.813 Permits issued at district centers; exceptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    403.9323 Legislative intent. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • HB 841, Original Filed Version Posted 12/3/2021 at 9:15 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/2/2022 (pdf)
    Environment, Agriculture and Flooding Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 840 Residential Property Riparian Rights Albritton Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Messages

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    519075 - Amendment
    Remove lines 59-64 and insert:
    DiCeglie 2/7/2022
    4:04 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/8/2022
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    253.141 Riparian rights defined; certain submerged bottoms subject to private ownership. Page 1 (pdf)
    403.813 Permits issued at district centers; exceptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    403.9323 Legislative intent. Page 7 (pdf)

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