SB1145
Action for civil trespass; mapping of GPS, private road or driveway.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Action for civil trespass; GPS; private road or driveway.
Provides that a person operating a motor vehicle is liable for trespass if such person enters a private road or driveway along which the owner of such private road or driveway has posted signs that may be reasonably seen that such road is a private driveway. The bill also provides ... (More) that when such defendant relied upon a global positioning system (GPS) and such reliance resulted in the trespass, any corporation, company, or other entity responsible for the mapping function of the GPS may be added as a party to such action. The bill allows such corporation, company, or entity to provide in writing in advance of any proceeding in the action that such private road or driveway has been removed from the GPS and requires the court, upon receiving such evidence, to dismiss the action against such corporation, company, or entity. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104373D
- 01/07/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25105378D-S1
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice substitute agreed to
- 01/22/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute-SB1145S1
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/04/2025 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
