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SB 1142: Adverse Possession

GENERAL BILL by Dockery

Adverse Possession; Specifies that occupation and maintenance of property satisfies the requirements for possession for purposes of gaining title to property via adverse possession without color of title. Requires that the property appraiser add certain information related to the adverse possession claim to the parcel information on the tax roll and prescribing conditions for removal of that information. Excludes property subject to adverse possession claims without color of title from provisions authorizing the tax collector not to send a tax notice for minimum tax, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 6/2/2011 - Chapter No. 2011-107
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/16/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/1/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Community Affairs; Budget -SJ 85
    3/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 85
    3/9/2011 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 185
    3/10/2011 Senate • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 185
    3/16/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/21/11, 10:15 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/21/2011 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 235
    • Now in Budget -SJ 235
    3/29/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/31/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
    4/1/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 323
    4/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11
    4/6/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 363
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 364
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 364
    • Immediately certified -SJ 364
    4/6/2011 House • In Messages
    5/2/2011 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1014
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
    • Received -HJ 1013
    5/3/2011 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 1034
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/4/2011 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1115
    • Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1115
    5/4/2011 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 851
    5/23/2011 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/2/2011 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2011-107

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  • SB 1142, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2011 at 12:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 927 Adverse Possession Roberson Identical Last Action: 5/3/2011 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1142 (Ch. 2011-107) -HJ 1101
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 918 Adverse Possession Bogdanoff Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1142 (Ch. 2011-107)
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title. Page 2 (pdf)
    197.212 Minimum tax bill. Page 7 (pdf)
    197.3335 Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 1142, Original Filed Version Posted 2/16/2011 at 9:25 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/8/2011 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2011 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 927 Adverse Possession Roberson Identical Last Action: 5/3/2011 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1142 (Ch. 2011-107) -HJ 1101
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 918 Adverse Possession Bogdanoff Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1142 (Ch. 2011-107)
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2011 3:15 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/21/2011 10:15 AM Community Affairs 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/31/2011 9:00 AM Budget 21 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/6/2011 10:43 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/4/2011 10:58 AM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title. Page 2 (pdf)
    197.212 Minimum tax bill. Page 7 (pdf)
    197.3335 Page 7 (pdf)

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