2025 Legislative Updates

Capital Area Paralegal Association

This presentation will include new laws from legislation that passed in the most recent session.

Criminal Law – Consumable THC regulation, election fraud enforcement, sex offenses laws, bail reform, felony charges for certain court order violations, disrupting virtual meetings now a crime
Real Property – Restrictions on foreign land ownership and property tax exemptions
Personal Injury – SB 835 bans non disclosure agreements in sexual assault cases, Timely billing for injury related healthcare – PI personal injury reform stalls sb 30 and hb 4806
Family Law – Special appoitments in SAPCRS, new rues for non parent custody, limits cps removals for neglect
Civil litigation – Protecting officers from frivolous suits
Oil & Gas – Organized oilfield theft prevention unit, HB 48
Bankruptcy – changes in laws that affect how much property debtors can protect from creditors, including a bankruptcy proceeding.

CLE Hours = 1 Substantive