Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to certain trespassing violations and associated scheduled fines
Sponsored by the House Public Safety Committee
Topics:Crime & corrections
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 16, 2024
- Done: House committeeJanuary 31, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 7, 202487–7
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 14, 2024
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 1, 202438–9
- Done: To the GovernorApril 19, 2024
- Done: Signed into lawApril 19, 2024
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who knowingly trespass on someone else's property or trespass while hunting deer will face higher fines. A first offense would cost $500, a second would be $1,000, and any later offenses would be $1,500.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to certain trespassing violations and associated scheduled fines. The bill increases fines for a person knowingly trespassing upon the property of another, or who commits a trespass while hunting deer. The bill provides that the scheduled fine is $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $1,500 for a third or subsequent violation.
Changed since by amendments S-5109, H-8128; see Amendments.