Relating to trespass, and providing penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedMarch 31, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2026
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 202689–2
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   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 2

1 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

• H-8200Strike everything · filed March 11, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and creates a new crime for squatting, which is defined as knowingly living on a property not open to the public without a valid agreement or lawful authority. It specifies that squatting does not apply to current tenants or immediate family members of the property owner. The amendment also sets penalties for squatting that increase from a serious misdemeanor for a first offense to a class D felony for a third or subsequent offense. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 12, 2026
• H-8166 · filed March 5, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that a law enforcement officer must arrest or remove a person accused of unlawful squatting when responding to a valid report. Its wording →
  Ruled out of order
  March 12, 2026