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TX HB5380
Bill
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Armando Walle
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AI Summary
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Authorizes county commissioners courts to require parkland dedication from subdivision developers to provide parks, trails, or similar open-air recreational facilities for subdivision residents
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Allows counties to impose a fee on subdividers as an alternative to parkland dedication, with the fee set at equivalent value to the land dedication requirement
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Requires any fees collected in lieu of parkland dedication to be used by the county exclusively for parks or similar projects
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Gives commissioners courts discretion to choose between land dedication or fee requirements based on the size and number of lots within each subdivision
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Amends both Subchapter A (Section 232.003) and Subchapter B (Section 232.025) of the Local Government Code to apply these requirements across different county subdivision regulations
Legislative Description
Relating to park land dedication requirements for subdivisions by counties; authorizing a fee.
Parks & Wildlife
Last Action
Left pending in committee
5/1/2025