Senator Ashley Moody is fighting to protect those who protect us by introducing the Servicemember Residence Protection Act. This bill aims to ensure 'squatters rights' laws do not apply to the homes of...
Ensure that squatters' rights laws do not apply to the homes of servicemembers by advancing the Servicemember Residence Protection Act.
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Evidence
Targeted searches of Congress.gov and official-record sources during this refresh found no bill, vote, committee action, enacted law, or official Moody release in the 2026-06-07 to 2026-07-06 lookback window showing that a Servicemember Residence Protection Act was introduced, advanced, passed, or enacted.
Senator Moody's official biography says she was sworn into the United States Senate on January 21, 2025, after appointment by Governor Ron DeSantis, and lists her Senate committee assignments and priorities.
The campaign news page's latest visible items include May 27, 2026 and May 7, 2026 posts on other topics, plus 2025 items such as the CAPE Canaveral Act and law-enforcement legislation; no listed item concerns a Servicemember Residence Protection Act or squatters' rights for servicemembers.
DOJ describes current SCRA housing protections covering foreclosure, repossession, leasing agreements, evictions, interest rates, and default judgments, including that landlords may not evict servicemembers or dependents from a residential home during military service without a court order.
Florida HB 621 authorized property owners or agents to request sheriff assistance for immediate removal of unauthorized occupants from residential dwellings, created penalties for false property-rights documents, passed both chambers unanimously, and was approved by the governor as Chapter 2024-44 effective July 1, 2024.
Assessments
No evidence shows that Moody introduced, sponsored, co-sponsored, or otherwise materially advanced a federal Servicemember Residence Protection Act after entering the Senate on January 21, 2025. Existing SCRA housing protections do not appear to create the promised anti-squatter rule, and Florida's 2024 anti-squatter law was a state-level, broader property-rights measure enacted before her Senate service and not the named federal act. Because the promised federal action and outcome have not been delivered, and no serious federal attempt is shown, this is not fulfilled and does not earn an effort badge.