CS/CS/SB 322: Property Rights
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Rodriguez
Property Rights; Authorizing a property owner or his or her authorized agent to request the sheriff in the county in which the owner’s commercial real property is located to immediately remove persons unlawfully occupying the owner’s commercial real property if specified conditions are met; authorizing the sheriff to arrest an unauthorized person for legal cause; prohibiting a person from unlawfully detaining or occupying or trespassing upon commercial real property and intentionally causing a specified amount of damage, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/21/2025 Senate • Filed
2/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
2/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/18/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/18/2025 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/20/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/21/2025 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 03/05/25, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
3/5/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/6/2025 Senate • Now in Rules
3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/12/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/12/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 25 NAYS 0
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
3/13/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/17/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/19/25
3/19/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 235
• Read 3rd time -SJ 235
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
• Immediately certified -SJ 242
3/19/2025 House • In Messages
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CS/CS/SB 322, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2025 at 4:23 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 213 Unlawful Actions Concerning Real Property Gossett-Seidman Similar Last Action: 3/13/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee 
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 3/19/2025 3:27 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays 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 4 (pdf) 689.03 Effect of such deed. Page 9 (pdf) 775.0837 Habitual misdemeanor offenders. Page 10 (pdf) 806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 9 (pdf) 817.0311 Fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property. Page 10 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 11 (pdf) Citations - Chapter Law (1)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-1 -
CS/SB 322, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/20/2025 at 1:29 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 213 Unlawful Actions Concerning Real Property Gossett-Seidman Similar Last Action: 3/13/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 627756 - Amendment
Between lines 245 and 246 insert:Rules
(Rodriguez)3/7/2025
2:13 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/12/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 3/5/2025 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/12/2025 11:00 AM Rules 25 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
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 4 (pdf) 775.0837 Habitual misdemeanor offenders. Page 10 (pdf) 806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 9 (pdf) 817.0311 Fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property. Page 9 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 10 (pdf) -
SB 322, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2025 at 9:18 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 213 Unlawful Actions Concerning Real Property Gossett-Seidman Similar Last Action: 3/13/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 696666 - Amendment
Delete lines 115 - 124 and insert:Judiciary
(Rodriguez)2/17/2025
3:15 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2025Web Page
PDF188398 - Amendment
Between lines 311 and 312 insert:Judiciary
(Rodriguez)2/17/2025
3:13 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/18/2025Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/18/2025 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 82.037 Page 2 (pdf) 775.0837 Habitual misdemeanor offenders. Page 7 (pdf) 806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. Page 6 (pdf) 817.0311 Fraudulent sale or lease of residential real property. Page 7 (pdf) 895.02 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)