Jeffrey Curtis Leach, Texas State Representative of the 67th district (R) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Leach_(politician)#:~:text=Jeffrey%20Curtis%20%22Jeff%22%20Leach%20(,a%20portion%20of%20Collin%20County.&text=Plano%2C%20Texas%2C%20U.S.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill addresses unauthorized actions relating to real property, including entry, occupancy, sale, rental, and conveyance, and introduces measures for removing unauthorized occupants from dwellings. It amends the Texas Penal Code to establish new criminal offenses for presenting false or fraudulent documents purporting to convey property and for listing or transacting properties without the legal right. The bill also allows property owners to request the immediate removal of unauthorized occupants by the sheriff under specified conditions and outlines specific procedures and liabilities in such removals. Additionally, the bill revises penalties for criminal damages related to property, introducing various classes of misdemeanor and felony charges based on the pecuniary loss and circumstances involved. The proposed changes and new statutes take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Jeff Leach, chair of the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence and member of the House Committee on Public Education, proposed another 11 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Leach graduated from Baylor University with a BS and again from SMU Dedman School of Law with a JD.
Jeff Leach is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 67th House district. He replaced previous state representative Jerry A. Madden in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3164 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the withdrawal of a candidate in a runoff primary election |
| HB 3162 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the use of an accessible absentee mail system by certain voters |
| HB 3067 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the payment of salary to an individual pending the individual's impeachment trial |
| HB 2916 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to criminal and civil liability for disabling, damaging, or destroying an unmanned aircraft |
| HB 2536 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 2535 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education |
| HB 1671 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the establishment of parentage and the duty to pay retroactive child support, including the duty to pay retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception |
| HB 1670 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas |
| HB 797 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and notice to the legislature of certain reprimands |
| HB 734 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the failure to report child abuse or neglect; increasing a criminal penalty |
| HB 717 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty |
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