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2026 Regular Session

HB3495

Crimes and punishment; property; foreign nationals; making certain acts unlawful; penalties; codification; effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee substitute February 11, 2026 House committee substitute March 3, 2026 House passed March 25, 2026 Sent to Senate March 30, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 30, 2026

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👍 5 cumulative active likes

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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.

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

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March 3, 2026 · House

House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

13 yea–0 nay

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March 25, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

96 yea–0 nay · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary
  2. Senate Coauthored by Representative Archer
  3. Senate First Reading
  4. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  5. House Referred for engrossment
  6. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 View roll call
  7. House Amended
  8. House Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
  9. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Gise, Staires, Adams, Turner
  10. House General Order
  11. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Cornwell, Lepak, Miller, Wolfley
  12. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
  13. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Criminal Judiciary
  14. House Referred to Criminal Judiciary
  15. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  16. House Authored by Representative Duel
  17. House First Reading
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