TX HB 17
died on adjournmentRelating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 17 pass?
No. TX HB 17 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-02): Left pending in committee
What is TX HB 17 about?
TX HB 17 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 17?
Hefner, Metcalf, Patterson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 17, joined by 64 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-14
- Latest action
- 2025-04-02 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- Aliens (I0032)
- ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
- Business & Commerce--General (I0050)
- Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
- COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
- Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
- Governor (I0375)
- HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL (V0675)
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038)
- Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)
- PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
- State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)
Sponsors
- Hefnerprimary
- Metcalfprimary
- Pattersonprimary
- McQueeneyprimary
- Spillerprimary
- Alderscosponsor
- Ashbycosponsor
- Barrycosponsor
- Bell, Cecilcosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Buckleycosponsor
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Cunninghamcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Darbycosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Doraziocosponsor
- Dysoncosponsor
- Fairlycosponsor
- Gatescosponsor
- Gerdescosponsor
- Gerencosponsor
- Guillencosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Harris Davilacosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Hullcosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- Lambertcosponsor
- Landgrafcosponsor
- Leachcosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
- Littlecosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Louderbackcosponsor
- Lowecosponsor
- Lujancosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- Meyercosponsor
- Noblecosponsor
- Oliversoncosponsor
- Orrcosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Phelancosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Schoolcraftcosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Smitheecosponsor
- Swansoncosponsor
- Teppercosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- Troxclaircosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-13
Filed
filing
2025-03-14
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-14
Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
referral-committee
2025-04-02
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-02
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-02
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-02
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
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Attribution
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