Fraudulent Entry of Residential Dwellings
Summary
Fraudulent Entry of Residential Dwellings; Providing that fraudulent entry of a residential dwelling unit is an act of noncompliance for which a landlord may terminate a rental agreement; creating the crime of fraudulent entry of a residential dwelling unit; prohibiting a person from entering into and taking possession of a residential dwelling unit under specified circumstances, etc.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Mar 6, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was revised to reorder the legislative sections, moving the amendment to the rental agreement termination rules (Section 83.56) to appear before the creation of the new crime (Section 817.537). Additionally, the new crime section was expanded to include specific definitions for key terms and clarified the prohibition against impersonating another person to execute a rental agreement.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded by adding formal definitions for 'dwelling unit,' 'landlord,' and 'rental agreement' to the new crime section, and the procedural order of the bill's sections was altered.
REQUIREMENT
The order of the bill's sections was swapped; the amendment regarding landlord termination rights now precedes the creation of the new crime.
The description of prohibited conduct was clarified to explicitly state that a person cannot impersonate another individual to execute a rental agreement or take possession of the unit.
DEFINITION
New definitions for 'dwelling unit,' 'landlord,' and 'rental agreement' were added to the new crime section to align with existing landlord-tenant statutes.
TECHNICAL
Minor text adjustments were made to the bill header, including the committee name and bill identifier numbers.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Feb 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0-2)
senate
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Maria Rodriguez
RRepublican
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