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TX HB5356

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

John Lujan

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits municipalities from adopting or enforcing ordinances that ban or limit horse-drawn carriage activities, whether for business, educational, or entertainment purposes

  • Exempts ordinances adopted before October 1, 2024, allowing existing local regulations to remain in effect

  • Allows municipalities to continue regulating veterinary care requirements, city inspections, and enforcement of state animal cruelty laws

  • Permits municipalities to maintain temperature-based restrictions on horse-drawn carriage operations

  • Takes effect immediately if passed by two-thirds vote of both chambers, otherwise September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate activities involving a horse-drawn carriage.

City Government

Last Action

Placed on General State Calendar

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Intergovernmental Affairs4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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