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History for 89(R) HB 17 by Hefner

Last Action:
04/02/2025 H Left pending in committee
Council Document:
89R 8449 DRS-D
Caption Version:
Introduced
Caption Text:
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson | McQueeney | Spiller
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | Cunningham | Curry | Darby | Dean | DeAyala | Dorazio | Dyson | Fairly | Gates | Gerdes | Geren | Guillen | Harris | Harris Davila | Hayes | Hickland | Holt | Hull | Isaac | Kitzman | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leo Wilson | Little | Lopez, Janie | Louderback | Lowe | Lujan | Luther | McLaughlin | Meyer | Noble | Oliverson | Orr | Paul | Phelan | Pierson | Richardson | Schatzline | Schoolcraft | Shofner | Slawson | Smithee | Swanson | Tepper | Toth | Troxclair | Vasut | Villalobos | Virdell | Wharton | Wilson
Subjects:
Aliens (I0032)
Business & Commerce--General (I0050)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Governor (I0375)
Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL (V0675)
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
Companion:
SB 17 by Kolkhorst, Similar
HB 1849 by Hefner, Duplicate
HB 2536 by Leach, Duplicate
House Committee:
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House Committee Status:
In committee
Actions are in ascending date order.
Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      03/13/2025    
H   Read first time      03/14/2025     602
H   Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs      03/14/2025   02:42 PM  602
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/02/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/02/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/02/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/02/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      04/02/2025