SB 724: Property Owner Liability
GENERAL BILL by Martin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Leek
Property Owner Liability; Citing this act as the "Fallen Tree Act"; providing that a property owner is liable for damages caused by trees or shrubs located on his or her property when they fall on another’s property; providing that trees and shrubs located on two or more parcels may be removed by any of the property owners after serving proper notice and posting on the other parcels; providing an exception, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 6/16/2025 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 6/16/2025 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/13/2025 Senate • Filed
2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
4/2/2025 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
5/3/2025 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
6/16/2025 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance
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SB 724, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/13/2025 at 2:37 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 599 Property Owner Liability Cobb Identical Last Action: 6/16/2025 H Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/1/2025 4:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.396 Page 1 (pdf)