Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 88(R)

Senate Bill 1133	Senate Author: Blanco et al.
Effective: 9-1-23	House Sponsor: King, Tracy O.

Senate Bill 1133 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide for the establishment of a grant program under the authority of the Office of the Attorney General to compensate landowners who suffer property damage on agricultural land caused by a trespasser as a result of an offense of arson, criminal mischief, or other property damage or destruction or a law enforcement response to a trespasser who was engaged in a "border crime," which consists of any conduct involving transnational criminal activity that also constitutes the smuggling of persons, evading arrest or detention, a trafficking of persons offense, or an offense under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. The maximum amount of compensation that may be awarded per incident causing damage is $75,000.