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TX HB2013

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cecil Bell

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits property owners' associations (HOAs) from including or enforcing rules that ban or restrict homeowners from keeping chickens on their property

  • The protection applies only when a municipal ordinance already authorizes the property owner to keep chickens on the property

  • Amends Section 202.007(a) of the Texas Property Code, adding chicken-keeping to the existing list of protected activities that HOAs cannot restrict

  • Other existing protected activities under this statute include composting, rain barrel installation, efficient irrigation systems, and drought-resistant landscaping

  • Effective date: September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the authority of certain property owners' associations to prohibit or restrict the keeping of chickens.

Property Interests

Last Action

Left pending in committee

5/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government5/5/2025
Agriculture & Livestock3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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