---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty."
description: "Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 17"
citation: "Texas SB 17 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "Agriculture (I0020)", "Aliens (I0032)", "INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (S0038)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Birdwell", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Flores", "Hagenbuch", "Hall", "Hefner", "Hinojosa, Adam", "Hinojosa, Juan \"Chuy\"", "Huffman", "King", "Kolkhorst", "McQueeney", "Metcalf", "Middleton", "Parker", "Patterson", "Schwertner", "Sparks", "Spiller"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 148
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cc17dc1-077f-4356-8151-8989d2fb5035"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 17.xml"
source_hash: "e478dcc4169a875b1693ae45edc447113cf8f6bfcfe3bf8e5339a41da456426b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 17 (89R) — Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00017I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00017E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00017H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00017S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00017F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **64–74** (pass) · lower
- passage — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- passage — **85–57** (pass) · upper
- passage — **86–59** (pass) · lower
- passage — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper
- passage — **85–60** (pass) · lower
- passage — **85–57** (pass) · lower
- passage — **89–56** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Creighton — primary (person)
- Flores — primary (person)
- Hagenbuch — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Hefner — primary (person)
- Hinojosa, Adam — primary (person)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- McQueeney — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)
- Spiller — primary (person)
- Alders — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Barry — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Curry — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- DeAyala — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
- Dyson — cosponsor (person)
- Fairly — cosponsor (person)
- Gates — cosponsor (person)
- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
- Geren — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Harris Davila — cosponsor (person)
- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
- Holt — cosponsor (person)
- Hopper — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Little — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
- Louderback — cosponsor (person)
- Lowe — cosponsor (person)
- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
- Luther — cosponsor (person)
- McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Nichols — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Orr — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- Phelan — cosponsor (person)
- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
- Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
- Schoolcraft — cosponsor (person)
- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- Villalobos — cosponsor (person)
- Virdell — cosponsor (person)
- Wharton — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-06** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-03-06** Left pending in committee
- **2025-03-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-10** Left pending in committee
- **2025-03-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-13** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-19** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-19** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Reported engrossed
- **2025-03-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2025-04-24** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-24** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-01** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-02** Recommitted to committee
- **2025-05-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-02** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-02** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-06** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-08** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2025-05-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Postponed
- **2025-05-08** Vote reconsidered
- **2025-05-08** Motion withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-08** Postponed
- **2025-05-08** Laid out as postponed business
- **2025-05-08** Postponed
- **2025-05-08** Laid out as postponed business
- **2025-05-08** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment adopted as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amendment tabled `deferral`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-08** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-08** Record vote
- **2025-05-08** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-09** Rules suspended
- **2025-05-09** Additional sponsor(s) authorized
- **2025-05-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-09** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-09** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-12** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-14** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-14** Read
- **2025-05-14** Senate refuses to concur
- **2025-05-14** Senate requests conference committee
- **2025-05-14** Senate appoints conferees
- **2025-05-14** Senate refuses to concur-reported
- **2025-05-14** Senate requests conference committee-reported
- **2025-05-14** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2025-05-19** House grants request for conference committee
- **2025-05-19** House appoints conferees
- **2025-05-20** House grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2025-05-20** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2025-05-23** Conference committee report filed `filing`
- **2025-05-24** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2025-05-29** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-29** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-29** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-29** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2025-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-30** Record vote
- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2025-05-31** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6cc17dc1-077f-4356-8151-8989d2fb5035`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).