Texas · House Bill 4540 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property…

HB 4540 Sponsored by Dennis Paul Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 12, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 3, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.