BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2140: Adverse possession

Modifying laws related to adverse possession to protect legal owners of property.

Summary

Prohibits claims to real property based on open and notorious possession when there is a properly recorded instrument in the auditor's office of the county in which the real estate is situated, the instrument establishes ownership and identifiable boundaries of the property, and the disputed claim relates to line boundaries that have been mistaken by abutting or adjacent property owners.

From the House Bill Analysis 2024 (HB 2140), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to modifying laws related to adverse possession to protect legal owners of property;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2140 (2025–26) Current use land/sale to gov · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2140 (2019–20) K-12 education funding · Enacted · Chapter 411, Laws of 2019
HB 2140 (2017–18) Water pollution permitting · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2140 (2015–16) Permanency hearing excptions · Enacted · Chapter 257, Laws of 2015
HB 2140 (2013–14) Credit unions' mergers · Enacted · Chapter 8, Laws of 2014
HB 2140 (2011–12) Liquor revenue · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2140 (2009–10) State route 2 funding · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2140 (2007–08) Mental health for minors · Did not pass · died in committee