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CS/HB 213: Property Rights

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Gossett-Seidman

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: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/3/2025 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/21/2025 House • Filed
1/30/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/11/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
3/13/2025 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/31/2025 House • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/2/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/3/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)