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HB3194 • 2025

Establishes joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps.

Establishes joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Marsh,, Senator Manning Jr,, Representative Valderrama,, Senator Golden, Representative Andersen,, Chaichi,, Chotzen,, Grayber,, Munoz,, Tran,, Senator Jama,, Patterson,, Pham,, Prozanski,, Taylor,
Last action
2025-08-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-07 House

    Chapter 504, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-07-17 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-27 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-27 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  6. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Golden. Passed. Ayes, 17; Nays, 10--Bonham, Girod, Hayden, Linthicum, McLane, Nash, Robinson, Smith DB, Starr, Weber; Excused, 3--Gorsek, Prozanski, Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Work Session held.

  9. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  10. 2025-06-19 House

    Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. Ayes, 37; Nays, 16--Breese-Iverson, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Lewis, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 6--Boshart Davis, Evans, McIntire, Nguyen H, Owens, Wallan; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Boice.

  11. 2025-06-19 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  12. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Referred to Rules.

  13. 2025-06-18 House

    Second reading.

  14. 2025-06-17 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  15. 2025-06-12 House

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-06-11 House

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-04-11 House

    Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.

  18. 2025-04-11 House

    Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.

  19. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-04-07 House

    Work Session held.

  21. 2025-03-10 House

    Public Hearing held.

  22. 2025-02-27 House

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Judiciary.

  24. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act makes new laws about farmworker camps. (Flesch Readability Score: 82.3).
Establishes [<i>that landowners and persons acting as farmworker camp operators are jointly and severally liable for operating a farmworker camp on the landowner's property unless certain conditions are met.</i>] <b>joint and several liability for landowners under certain circumstances involving the operation of farmworker camps. Creates a rebuttable presumption that a landowner did not know and could not reasonably have known of the operation of an unregistered farmworker camp on the landowner's property if the landowner produces a lease agreement expressly prohibiting such activity.</b>
Modifies remedies that may be sought for violations of certain requirements for farmworker camps.
Relating to: Relating to farmworker camps.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned