Bill:  SB 17 
Legislative Session: 89(R) Council Document: 89R 12845 DRS-F
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text: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.
Author:Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | Middleton | Parker | Schwertner | Sparks
Coauthor:Hancock | Hughes | Nichols | Paxton
Sponsor:Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson | McQueeney | Spiller
Cosponsor: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 | Hopper | 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:Agriculture (I0020)
Aliens (I0032)
Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
Companion:HB 17 by Hefner, Similar
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/14/2025) Kolkhorst (Chair) | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | Middleton
House Conferees:Appointed (05/19/2025) Hefner (Chair) | Little | Raymond | Shaheen | Spiller
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     3862
E   Sent to the Governor      06/01/2025     3828
H   Signed in the House      06/01/2025     7575
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2025     3707
S   Reported enrolled      05/31/2025     3801
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     7410
S   Record vote      05/30/2025     3332
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/30/2025     3332
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/29/2025     3306
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/29/2025     7050
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/29/2025     7050
H   Record vote   RV#4047   05/29/2025     7049
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/29/2025     7049
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/24/2025   02:49 PM 
S   Conference committee report filed      05/23/2025     2486
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/20/2025     2255
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/20/2025     2255
H   House appoints conferees      05/19/2025     5082
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/19/2025     5082
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/14/2025     4559
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/14/2025     4559
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/14/2025     4559
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/14/2025     2120
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/14/2025     2119
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/14/2025     2119
S   Read      05/14/2025     2119
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/14/2025     2112
S   House passage as amended reported      05/12/2025     1943
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/09/2025     3629
H   Record vote   RV#1881   05/09/2025     3628
H   Passed      05/09/2025     3628
H   Record vote   RV#1880   05/09/2025     3627
H   Amendment fails of adoption   3-Toth, Olcott, Schatzline, Harrison, Isaac, Hopper, Lowe, Little, Luther, Virdell, Morgan, More   05/09/2025     3627
H   Record vote   RV#1879   05/09/2025     3626
H   Amendment fails of adoption   2-Money   05/09/2025     3626
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/09/2025     3626
H   Record vote   RV#1878   05/09/2025     3625
H   Amendment fails of adoption   1-Wu   05/09/2025     3625
H   Read 3rd time      05/09/2025     3625
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/09/2025     3625
H   Rules suspended      05/09/2025     3625
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3590
H   Record vote   RV#1861   05/08/2025     3590
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/08/2025     3590
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3589
H   Record vote   RV#1860   05/08/2025     3589
H   Amended   15-Money   05/08/2025     3588
H   Record vote   RV#1859   05/08/2025     3588
H   Amended   14-Schatzline   05/08/2025     3587
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3587
H   Record vote   RV#1858   05/08/2025     3586
H   Amendment tabled   13-Rosenthal   05/08/2025     3586
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3586
H   Record vote   RV#1857   05/08/2025     3585
H   Amendment tabled   12-Rosenthal   05/08/2025     3585
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3584
H   Record vote   RV#1856   05/08/2025     3584
H   Amendment tabled   11-Reynolds   05/08/2025     3583
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 11, Section 2   05/08/2025     3583
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3582
H   Record vote   RV#1854   05/08/2025     3582
H   Amendment tabled   10-Anchía   05/08/2025     3582
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3581
H   Record vote   RV#1853   05/08/2025     3581
H   Amended   9-Little   05/08/2025     3581
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3580
H   Record vote   RV#1852   05/08/2025     3580
H   Amendment tabled   8-Wu   05/08/2025     3580
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3579
H   Record vote   RV#1851   05/08/2025     3579
H   Amendment adopted as amended   6-Little   05/08/2025     3579
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3579
H   Record vote   RV#1850   05/08/2025     3578
H   Amendment amended   7-Toth and Schatzline   05/08/2025     3578
H   Amendment(s) offered   6-Little   05/08/2025     3578
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3578
H   Record vote   RV#1849   05/08/2025     3577
H   Amendment tabled   5-Gervin-Hawkins   05/08/2025     3577
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3576
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3575
H   Record vote   RV#1848   05/08/2025     3574
H   Amended   4-Shaheen and Button   05/08/2025     3574
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3574
H   Record vote   RV#1847   05/08/2025     3573
H   Amendment tabled   3-Anchía   05/08/2025     3573
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3573
H   Record vote   RV#1846   05/08/2025     3572
H   Amendment tabled   2-Turner   05/08/2025     3572
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/08/2025     3572
H   Record vote   RV#1845   05/08/2025     3571
H   Amended   1-Little   05/08/2025     3571
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-Little   05/08/2025     3569
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32   05/08/2025     3568
H   Laid out as postponed business      05/08/2025     3568
H   Postponed   5/8/25 4:00 PM   05/08/2025     3531
H   Laid out as postponed business      05/08/2025     3531
H   Postponed   5/8/25 1:00 PM   05/08/2025     3491
H   Motion withdrawn      05/08/2025     3491
H   Vote reconsidered      05/08/2025     3491
H   Postponed   5/12/25 10:00 AM   05/08/2025     3490
H   Read 2nd time      05/08/2025     3490
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/08/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/06/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/06/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      05/06/2025   12:20 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/06/2025     3474
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/02/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/02/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/02/2025    
H   Recommitted to committee      05/02/2025   09:17 AM  2837
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/01/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      05/01/2025   12:14 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/01/2025     2956
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/24/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/24/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/24/2025    
H   Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .      04/24/2025    
H   Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs      04/09/2025   11:27 AM  1087
H   Read first time      04/09/2025     1087
H   Received from the Senate      03/20/2025     744
S   Reported engrossed      03/19/2025     640
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     630
S   Passed      03/19/2025     630
S   Read 3rd time      03/19/2025     630
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     630
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/19/2025     630
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     618
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      03/19/2025     618
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     618
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/19/2025     618
S   Co-author authorized      03/19/2025     635
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/18/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/17/2025   02:39 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/17/2025     567
S   Vote taken in committee      03/13/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/13/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      03/10/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/10/2025    
S   Left pending in committee      03/06/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/06/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/06/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/06/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      02/25/2025     328
S   Referred to State Affairs      02/20/2025     294
S   Read first time      02/20/2025     294
S   Filed      02/20/2025    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/20/2025