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Trespass.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 8, 2025

Latest action (Apr 3, 2025) Signed by the Governor

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.

Sponsors (4)

7 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (23)

  1. Jan 8, 2025 Authored by Senator Clark · upper
  2. Jan 8, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law · upper
  3. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Freeman added as second author · upper
  4. Jan 21, 2025 Senator Baldwin added as third author · upper
  5. Jan 28, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
  6. Jan 28, 2025 Senators Koch, Bohacek, Glick added as coauthors · upper
  7. Jan 30, 2025 Amendment #1 (Clark) prevailed; voice vote · upper
  8. Jan 30, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
  9. Feb 3, 2025 Senator Alting added as coauthor · upper
  10. Feb 3, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Haggard · upper
  11. Feb 3, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 55: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
  12. Feb 4, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
  13. Feb 18, 2025 Representatives Steuerwald, Jeter, Pierce K added as cosponsors · lower
  14. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code · lower
  15. Mar 13, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
  16. Mar 17, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  17. Mar 21, 2025 Returned to the Senate without amendments · lower
  18. Mar 20, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 288: yeas 90, nays 0 · lower
  19. Mar 24, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  20. Mar 24, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  21. Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  22. Apr 3, 2025 Public Law 23 · upper
  23. Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Creation of New OffensesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Offenses Against PropertyLAW ENFORCEMENT; Generally

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