Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty
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Officially: “Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 20, 2025
Filed · Feb 20, 2025
Read first time · Feb 20, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Feb 20, 2025
Co-author authorized · Feb 25, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 6, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 6, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 6, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 6, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 10, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 10, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 13, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 13, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 17, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 17, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 18, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 19, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 19, 2025
Passed · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 19, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 20, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs · Apr 9, 2025
Scheduled for formal meeting on . . . · Apr 24, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 24, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Apr 24, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 24, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 1, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 1, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 1, 2025
Recommitted to committee · May 2, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 2, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 2, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 2, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 6, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 6, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 6, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 6, 2025
Placed on Major State Calendar · May 8, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 8, 2025
Postponed · May 8, 2025
Vote reconsidered · May 8, 2025
Motion withdrawn · May 8, 2025
Postponed · May 8, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 8, 2025
Postponed · May 8, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 8, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 8, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 8, 2025
Amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 8, 2025
Amendment amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment adopted as amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amendment tabled · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Rules suspended · May 9, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 9, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 9, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 9, 2025
Record vote · May 9, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 9, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 9, 2025
Record vote · May 9, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 9, 2025
Record vote · May 9, 2025
Passed · May 9, 2025
Record vote · May 9, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 9, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 12, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 14, 2025
Read · May 14, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 14, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 14, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 14, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 14, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 14, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 14, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 19, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 19, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 20, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 20, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 23, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 24, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 29, 2025
Record vote · May 29, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 29, 2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal · May 29, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 30, 2025
Record vote · May 30, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 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
25
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
KolkhorstBettencourtBirdwellCampbellCreightonFloresHagenbuchHallHinojosa, AdamHinojosa, Juan "Chuy"HuffmanKingMiddletonParkerSchwertnerSparksHancockHughesNicholsPaxtonHefnerMetcalfPattersonMcQueeneySpiller
Recorded votes
On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-05-30 · Yeas 23, Nays 8
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi17 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-29 · Yeas 85, Nays 57, Present, not voting 1
The motion prevailed. [Please refer to the supplement to this journal for the text of the debate on SBi17.] SB 17 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-09 · Yeas 86, Nays 59, Present, not voting 1
Property Code (as amended on second reading by Amendment No.i4 by Shaheen), and substituting the following: (A)iiis domiciled in a designated country, except that an individual who is lawfully present and residing in the United States at the time the individual purchases, acquires, or holds the interest may purchase a single-family home that is intended for use as the individual s’ primary residence; Amendment No. 3 failed of adoption (not receiving the necessary two-thirds vote) byHouse · 2025-05-09 · Yeas 85, Nays 58, Present, not voting 1
Representative Money offered the following amendment to SBi17: Amend SBi17 on third reading, in the SECTION of the bill adding Subchapter H, Chapter 5, Property Code, by striking added Section 5.253(4)(A), Property Code, as amended on second reading by Amendment No.i4 by Shaheen, and substitute the following: (A)iiis domiciled in a designated country; Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption (not receiving the necessary two-thirds vote) byHouse · 2025-05-09 · Yeas 84, Nays 61, Present, not voting 1
and cross-references to those subsections accordingly: (____)iiIn an action brought by the attorney general under this subchapter: (1)iithe court may not enter an order or make a referral under Subsection (a) unless the attorney general proves by clear and convincing evidence that the interest in the real property that is the subject of the action was purchased or acquired in violation of this subchapter; and (2)iithe person who purchased or acquired the interest in real property that is the subject of the action is entitled to a trial by jury. 3714 89th LEGISLATURE — REGULAR SESSION Amendment No. 1 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-09 · Yeas 59, Nays 83, Present, not voting 2
M. Perez (Speaker in the chair) CSSB 17, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 85, Nays 60, Present, not voting 3
Amendment No. 15 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 88, Nays 53, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 14 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 80, Nays 60, Present, not voting 3
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 86, Nays 58, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 86, Nays 58, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 84, Nays 55, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 81, Nays 60, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 9 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 85, Nays 9, Present, not voting 50
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 86, Nays 59, Present, not voting 2
Canales Amendment No. 6, as amended, was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 84, Nays 19, Present, not voting 41
Amendment No. 7 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 89, Nays 56, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 86, Nays 59, Present, not voting 2
(Landgraf in the chair) Amendment No. 4 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 120, Nays 19, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 82, Nays 62, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 84, Nays 59, Present, not voting 2
The motion prevailed. [Please refer to the supplement to this journal for the text of the debate on CSSBi17.] (Hunter now present) Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 91, Nays 0, Present, not voting 54
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