J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
J.M. Lozano, Texas State Representative of 43rd District | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to certain criminal conduct involving agricultural land, including the justified use of force or deadly force to protect agricultural land from that conduct, and to civil liability arising out of certain justified threats to use force or deadly force; creating a criminal offense’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill authorizes the justified use of force, including deadly force, to protect agricultural land in Texas from unlawful interference, provided the actor reasonably believes such action is necessary and the interference constitutes deadly conduct. It establishes civil immunity for defendants using or threatening justified force. The bill creates a third-degree felony offense for operating a vehicle recklessly at excessive or unsafe speeds on agricultural land during the commission of certain crimes. The changes to civil liability and criminal penalties apply only to actions and offenses occurring on or after the bill's effective date, Sept. 1, 2025.
J.M. Lozano, member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed another 13 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Lozano graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA.
J.M. Lozano is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 43rd House district. He replaced previous state representative Tara Rios Ybarra in 2011.
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 5417 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to a bona fide offer for the acquisition of real property through condemnation |
| HB 5245 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the acquisition of real property by a private entity with eminent domain authority |
| HB 4647 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the definition of "residence homestead" for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran or the surviving spouse of such a veteran |
| HB 4617 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to requiring the seller of unimproved real property to disclose if the property is in a floodplain |
| HB 3457 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to commercial signs along U.S. Highway 77 |
| HB 3243 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun Port Authority |
| HB 3079 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to a program under the Texas emissions reduction plan to reduce emissions from certain marine vessels |
| HB 2951 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the rural sheriff's office and constable's office salary assistance grant programs |
| HB 2950 | 03/19/2025 | Relating to the jurisdiction of the 2nd Multicounty Court at Law and the composition of the juvenile boards of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen Counties |
| HB 2718 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for the purpose of making certain grants |
| HB 1703 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system |
| HB 1702 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to eligibility for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund grant program |
| HB 1293 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain outdoor burns conducted during a state of disaster or state of emergency |
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