2026 Regular Session
HB3495
Crimes and punishment; property; foreign nationals; making certain acts unlawful; penalties; codification; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
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Creates a new crime of acting as a straw person or party knowingly and willfully purchasing, attempting, and endeavoring and/or conspiring to obtain and purchase any property within this state on behalf of a foreign national.
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 10, 2026 · House
House: Criminal Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
5 yea–0 nay
March 3, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
13 yea–0 nay
March 25, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Criminal Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Archer
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House Amended
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House Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Gise, Staires, Adams, Turner
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House General Order
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Cornwell, Lepak, Miller, Wolfley
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
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House Referred to Criminal Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Duel
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House First Reading