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HB353 • 2025

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

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Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Patterson
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

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Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Vetoed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  6. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  7. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  8. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  16. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  19. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Justice

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  26. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  27. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  29. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1128

  30. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  34. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1087

  37. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  39. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  43. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  44. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  45. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  46. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  47. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  48. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  49. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  50. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred directly to subcommittee by chair

  51. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  53. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 353 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 353

AN ACT

relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near

school or day-care center property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 30, Penal Code, is amended by adding

Section 30.055 to read as follows:

Sec.

30.055.

TRESPASS ON OR NEAR SCHOOL OR DAY-CARE CENTER

PROPERTY. (a) In this section:

(1)

"Day-care center" has the meaning assigned by

Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.

(2)

"Public property" includes a street, highway,

alley, public park, or sidewalk.

(3)

"School" means a private or public elementary or

secondary school.

(4) "School or day-care center property" means:

(A)

all land and buildings owned or leased by a

school or day-care center; and

(B)

any grounds or buildings on which an activity

sponsored by the school or day-care center is being conducted.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) enters or remains on:

(A) school or day-care center property; or

(B)

public property located within 250 feet of

school or day-care center property;

(2) does not have:

(A)

a reason or relationship for entering or

remaining on the property that involves custody of or

responsibility for a student enrolled at the school or day-care

center; or

(B)

written permission from an authorized

representative of the school or day-care center;

(3)

receives a reasonable request to depart by an

administrator, educator, or security personnel officer employed by

the school or day-care center; and

(4) fails to depart.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d)

If conduct constituting an offense under this section

also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the

actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 353 was passed by the House on May 1,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 124, Nays 10, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 353 was passed by the Senate on May 9,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor