2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
SB17
Legislative Summary
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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Bill History
2/20/2025
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Senate
2/20/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Read first time
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to State Affairs
Senate
2/25/2025
Co-author authorized
Senate
3/6/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
3/6/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
3/6/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
3/6/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
3/10/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
3/10/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
3/13/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
3/13/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
3/17/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
Senate
3/17/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
3/18/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
3/19/2025
Co-author authorized
Senate
3/19/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
3/19/2025
Record vote
Senate
3/19/2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Senate
3/19/2025
Record vote
Senate
3/19/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
3/19/2025
Record vote
Senate
3/19/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/19/2025
Passed
Senate
3/19/2025
Record vote
Senate
3/19/2025
Reported engrossed
Senate
3/20/2025
Received from the Senate
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Recommitted to committee
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Placed on Major State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Postponed 5/12/25 10:00 AM
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Vote reconsidered
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Motion withdrawn
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Postponed 5/8/25 1:00 PM
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Laid out as postponed business
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Postponed 5/8/25 4:00 PM
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Laid out as postponed business
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment(s) offered 1-Little
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Motion fails
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1844
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Vote reconsidered
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amended 1-Little
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1845
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 2-Turner
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1846
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 3-Anchía
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1847
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amended 4-Shaheen and Button
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1848
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 5-Gervin-Hawkins
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1849
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment(s) offered 6-Little
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment amended 7-Toth and Schatzline
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1850
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment adopted as amended 6-Little
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1851
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 8-Wu
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1852
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amended 9-Little
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1853
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 10-Anchía
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1854
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Point of order withdrawn Rule 11, Section 2
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 11-Reynolds
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1856
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 12-Rosenthal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1857
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amendment tabled 13-Rosenthal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1858
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amended 14-Schatzline
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1859
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Amended 15-Money
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1860
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Record vote RV#1861
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Rules suspended
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 1-Wu
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1878
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 2-Money
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1879
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Amendment fails of adoption 3-Toth, Olcott, Schatzline, Harrison, Isaac, Hopper, Lowe, Little, Luther, Virdell, Morgan, More
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1880
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1881
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
House passage as amended reported
Senate
5/14/2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
Senate
5/14/2025
Read
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate refuses to concur
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate requests conference committee
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate appoints conferees
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
House grants request for conference committee
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
House appoints conferees
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported
Senate
5/20/2025
House appoints conferees-reported
Senate
5/23/2025
Conference committee report filed
Senate
5/24/2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House adopts conference committee report
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Record vote RV#4047
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Senate
5/30/2025
Senate adopts conference committee report
Senate
5/30/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/31/2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
House of Representatives
5/31/2025
Reported enrolled
Senate
5/31/2025
Signed in the Senate
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment (H 3) 1-Wu
House Amendment (H 3) 1-Wu
5/9/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 3) 2-Money
House Amendment (H 3) 2-Money
5/9/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 3) 3-Toth
House Amendment (H 3) 3-Toth
5/9/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Anchía
House Amendment (H 2) 3-Anchía
5/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Shaheen
House Amendment (H 2) 4-Shaheen
5/8/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Gervin-Hawkins
House Amendment (H 2) 5-Gervin-Hawkins
5/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 6-Little
House Amendment (H 2) 6-Little
5/8/2025Adopted
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 7-Toth
House Amendment to Amendment (H 2) 7-Toth
5/8/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 9-Little
House Amendment (H 2) 9-Little
5/8/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 8-Wu
House Amendment (H 2) 8-Wu
5/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 11-Reynolds
House Amendment (H 2) 11-Reynolds
5/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 12-Rosenthal
House Amendment (H 2) 12-Rosenthal
5/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 13-Rosenthal
House Amendment (H 2) 13-Rosenthal
5/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 14-Schatzline
House Amendment (H 2) 14-Schatzline
5/8/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 15-Money
House Amendment (H 2) 15-Money
5/8/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 10-Anchía
House Amendment (H 2) 10-Anchía
5/8/2025Not Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Little
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Little
5/8/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Turner
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Turner
5/8/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House adopts conference committee report RV#4047
5/29/2025
85
Yea
57
Nay
1
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#1878
5/9/2025
59
Yea
83
Nay
2
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#1879
5/9/2025
84
Yea
61
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption RV#1880
5/9/2025
85
Yea
58
Nay
1
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Record vote RV#1881
5/9/2025
86
Yea
59
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#1852
5/8/2025
86
Yea
59
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#1853
5/8/2025
85
Yea
9
Nay
50
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#1854
5/8/2025
81
Yea
60
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#1857
5/8/2025
86
Yea
58
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#1858
5/8/2025
86
Yea
58
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#1859
5/8/2025
80
Yea
60
Nay
3
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#1859 RV#1860
5/8/2025
88
Yea
53
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Record vote RV#1861
5/8/2025
85
Yea
60
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#1848
5/8/2025
120
Yea
19
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#1847
5/8/2025
82
Yea
62
Nay
2
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#1849
5/8/2025
86
Yea
59
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion fails RV#1844
5/8/2025
64
Yea
74
Nay
4
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment tabled RV#1856
5/8/2025
84
Yea
55
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#1845
5/8/2025
91
Yea
0
Nay
54
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment tabled RV#1846
5/8/2025
84
Yea
59
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment amended RV#1850
5/8/2025
89
Yea
56
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment adopted as amended RV#1851
5/8/2025
84
Yea
19
Nay
41
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
3/19/2025
24
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
3/19/2025
24
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
3/19/2025
24
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
3/19/2025
24
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time
3/19/2025
24
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
3/19/2025
24
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 89
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican
Co-Sponsors (89)
Paul Bettencourt
Republican
Brian Birdwell
Republican
Donna Campbell
Republican
Charles Creighton
Republican
Peter Flores
Republican
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican
Bob Hall
Republican
Adam Hinojosa
Republican
Juan Hinojosa
Democrat
Joan Huffman
Republican
Phil King
Republican
Mayes Middleton
Republican
Tan Parker
Republican
Charles Schwertner
Republican
Kevin Sparks
Republican
Kelly Hancock
Republican
Bryan Hughes
Republican
Robert Nichols
Republican
Angela Paxton
Republican
Cole Hefner
Republican
William Metcalf
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
John McQueeney
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Daniel Alders
Republican
Trent Ashby
Republican
Jeff Barry
Republican
Cecil Bell
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Brad Buckley
Republican
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Briscoe Cain
Republican
Giovanni Capriglione
Republican
David Cook
Republican
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Pat Curry
Republican
Drew Darby
Republican
Jay Dean
Republican
Mano DeAyala
Republican
Mark Dorazio
Republican
Paul Dyson
Republican
Caroline Fairly
Republican
Gary Gates
Republican
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Charlie Geren
Republican
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Cody Harris
Republican
Caroline Harris Davila
Republican
Richard Hayes
Republican
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Janis Holt
Republican
Andy Hopper
Republican
Lacey Hull
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Stan Lambert
Republican
Brooks Landgraf
Republican
Jeff Leach
Republican
Terri Leo-Wilson
Republican
Mitch Little
Republican
Janie Lopez
Republican
AJ Louderback
Republican
David Lowe
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Shelley Luther
Republican
Don McLaughlin
Republican
Morgan Meyer
Republican
Candy Noble
Republican
Tom Oliverson
Republican
Angelia Orr
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Dade Phelan
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Nate Schatzline
Republican
Alan Schoolcraft
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
John Smithee
Republican
Valoree Swanson
Republican
Carl Tepper
Republican
Steve Toth
Republican
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Cody Vasut
Republican
Denise Villalobos
Republican
Wesley Virdell
Republican
Trey Wharton
Republican
Terry Wilson
Republican