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TX HB5380

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Armando Walle

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes county commissioners courts to require parkland dedication from subdivision developers to provide parks, trails, or similar open-air recreational facilities for subdivision residents

  • 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

  • Requires any fees collected in lieu of parkland dedication to be used by the county exclusively for parks or similar projects

  • Gives commissioners courts discretion to choose between land dedication or fee requirements based on the size and number of lots within each subdivision

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Land & Resource Management4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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