Trespass.
Summary
Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another person after having been denied entry by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or their agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who, not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or intentionally refuses to leave the real property of another person after having been asked to leave by the other person, that person's agent, or a law enforcement officer acting on behalf of the other person or the other person's agent, commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
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Senate Bill (S)
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4 edits
MODERATE
SB 219 was reformatted from an enrolled act to a regular senate bill draft, with some text reorganization and minor wording adjustments. The core criminal trespass provisions remain substantially the same, though some specific references to agents and court orders were simplified or removed in the new version.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding criminal trespass charges remains largely unchanged, though the formatting and presentation have been converted from an enrolled act format to a standard senate bill format.
TECHNICAL
Changed document format from 'Enrolled Senate Bill' to 'Senate Bill' draft version
Removed specific references to law enforcement officers acting on behalf of other persons in some subsections
Reorganized and renumbered some subsections in the criminal trespass definitions
Removed some specific references to court orders and abandoned property designations in certain trespass provisions
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 3, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican40
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Clark) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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