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Texas Legislature · SB 1333 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creatin

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Officially: “Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 18, 2025
Filed · Feb 18, 2025
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Feb 28, 2025
Rereferred to committee · Mar 20, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Mar 20, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 24, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 24, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 27, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 27, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 31, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 31, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 31, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 14, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 14, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 15, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 15, 2025
Record vote · Apr 15, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 15, 2025
Record vote · Apr 15, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 15, 2025
Record vote · Apr 15, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 15, 2025
Passed · Apr 15, 2025
Record vote · Apr 15, 2025
Statement(s) submitted · Apr 15, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 15, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 16, 2025
Read first time · Apr 17, 2025
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Apr 17, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 30, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 30, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 30, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 30, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 7, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 7, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 7, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 15, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 15, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 15, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 19, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 21, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 22, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 22, 2025
Record vote · May 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 23, 2025
Passed · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 23, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 28, 2025
Read · May 28, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 28, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 29, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 30, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

HughesKolkhorstMilesSparksLeach

Recorded votes

The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 27, Nays 4
SBi1333 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-23 · Yeas 113, Nays 22, Present, not voting 2
CSSBi1333 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-22 · Yeas 110, Nays 31, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).