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.
Last Action: 4/3/2025 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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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
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
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CS/HB 213, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2025 at 7:22 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 322 (c2) Property Rights Rodriguez Identical Last Action: 3/19/2025 H In Messages 
Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 82.036 Limited alternative remedy to remove unauthorized persons from residential real property. Page 2 (pdf) 82.037 Page 5 (pdf) 689.03 Effect of such deed. Page 10 (pdf) 775.0837 Habitual misdemeanor offenders. Page 12 (pdf) 806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 11 (pdf) 817.0311 Fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property. Page 11 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 12 (pdf) -
HB 213, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2025 at 12:11 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 322 (c2) Property Rights Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 3/19/2025 H In Messages
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 82.037 Page 2 (pdf) 806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 7 (pdf) 817.0311 Fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property. Page 8 (pdf)
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