Senate bill · 89R

SB 2611

Relating to the status of certain documents or instruments concerning real or personal property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations for those offenses; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing a criminal penalty.

Did not pass

Progress

75 days from first to latest action, across 37 recorded actions.

Filed
Mar 13
Referred to committee
Apr 3
Heard in committee
Apr 22
Reported from committee
May 7
Passed first chamber
May 12
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

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Record votes

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Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2611 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 12, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Placed on General State Calendar
May 27, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 25, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 24, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 23, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 23, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Criminal Jurisprudence
May 21, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 21, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
May 20, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Criminal Jurisprudence
May 20, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Criminal Jurisprudence
May 20, 2025 · House
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence
May 14, 2025 · House
Read first time
May 14, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
May 12, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 9, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Criminal Justice
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Criminal Justice
Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Criminal Justice
Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 2 coauthors or sponsors

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Borris Miles cosponsorD
Joan Huffman cosponsorR

In committee

Criminal Justice
Senate
Referred Apr 3, 2025 · heard Apr 22, 2025 · reported after 34 days
Criminal Jurisprudence
House
Referred May 14, 2025 · heard May 20, 2025 · reported after 7 days

Topics

County Government: Employees/Officers Courts: Judges Courts: Juries Courts: Prosecuting Attorneys Crimes: Against Property Criminal Procedure: Trial Property Interests: Mortgages & Liens Property Interests: Real Property

Bill text

EngrossedHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF

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