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CS/CS/SB 888: Property Rights

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Criminal Justice ; Perry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough

Property Rights; Authorizing property owners or their authorized agents to request assistance from the sheriff from where the property is located for the immediate removal of unauthorized occupants from a residential dwelling under certain conditions; authorizing a sheriff to arrest an unauthorized occupant for legal cause; providing criminal penalties for any person who knowingly and willfully presents a false document purporting to be a valid lease agreement, deed, or other instrument conveying real property rights, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
 Last Action: 3/6/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 621 (Ch. 2024-44) -SJ 747
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/12/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/31/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/5/2024 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    • Now in Criminal Justice
    2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
    2/7/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/8/2024 Senate • Now in Rules
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    2/21/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/24, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/26/2024 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 1
    2/27/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/28/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    3/4/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/24
    3/6/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 747
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 621 -SJ 747
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 621 (Ch. 2024-44) -SJ 747

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  • CS/CS/SB 888, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2024 at 5:39 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 621 (er) Property Rights Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/27/2024 Chapter No. 2024-44 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    82.036 Page 2 (pdf)
    806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 7 (pdf)
    817.03 Making false statement to obtain property or credit. Page 8 (pdf)
    817.0311 Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 888, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/7/2024 at 6:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2024 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 621 (c2) Property Rights Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/27/2024 Chapter No. 2024-44 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    439330 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Perry)     		2/23/2024
    12:33 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/27/2024     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 797484 - Amendment to Amendment (439330)
    Delete lines 44 - 45.     		Rules
    (Perry)     		2/26/2024
    9:03 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/27/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/26/2024 2:00 PM Rules 17 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    82.035 Remedy for unlawful detention by a transient occupant of residential property; recovery of transient occupant’s personal belongings. Page 2 (pdf)
    82.036 Page 5 (pdf)
    806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 10 (pdf)
    817.03 Making false statement to obtain property or credit. Page 11 (pdf)
    817.0311 Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 888, Original Filed Version Posted 12/12/2023 at 3:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2024 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    521814 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Perry)     		2/5/2024
    8:33 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/6/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/5/2024 2:30 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/6/2024 11:30 AM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    82.036 Page 1 (pdf)

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