HB 1990 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to limitation of certain liability of owners, lessees, and occupants of nonagricultural land.

HB 1990 limits liability for owners, lessees, or occupants of nonagricultural land (like commercial or residential properties, not farms) when certain situations cause damage or injury. It specifically shields them from liability if harm results from: peace or federal officers entering the property, firefighters entering, trespassers entering, third parties damaging fences without permission, or wildlife/acts of God. The bill does not apply if the property owner acted with "wilful or wanton" conduct or gross negligence. This law only affects lawsuits arising after its effective date.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 5, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · Apr 30, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to an engrossed version, with some minor text cleanup and spacing adjustments. The substantive legal content regarding liability limitations for landowners remains unchanged. No new policies, funding, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
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Formatting and spacing adjustments were made to align the text with standard legislative formatting requirements for the engrossed version.

Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

1311
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 144
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic57
54 Yea 3
94% Yea
R Republican87
77 Yea 1 Nay 9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
11
May 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transferred to Calendars Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
TX
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