Introduced
by
To establish that the usual restrictions and penalties on a landlord interfering with a tenant’s legitimate possession of a rented residence do not apply in the case of “squatters,” defined by the bill as a person who took possession by “forcible entry, holds possession by force after a peaceable entry, or came into possession by trespass.” House Bill 5070 authorizes criminal penalties for some squatting violations.
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 89 to 21 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the Senate 32 to 5 (details)
To establish that the usual restrictions and penalties on a landlord interfering with a tenant’s legitimate possession of a rented residence do not apply in the case of “squatters,” defined by the bill as a person who took possession by “forcible entry, holds possession by force after a peaceable entry, or came into possession by trespass.” House Bill 5070 authorizes criminal penalties for some squatting violations.
Passed in the House 98 to 12 (details)
