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TX SB141

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Bob Hall

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits municipalities from adopting or enforcing ordinances that ban keeping six or fewer chickens on single-family residential lots

  • Prohibits property owners' associations from adopting or enforcing restrictive covenants that ban keeping six or fewer chickens on single-family residential lots, but only applies to covenants created on or after September 1, 2025

  • Allows municipalities and HOAs to impose "reasonable regulations" that do not effectively prohibit six or fewer chickens, including limits on chickens exceeding six, prohibitions on breeding poultry or keeping roosters, and minimum distance requirements for chicken coops

  • Declares any municipal ordinance or HOA covenant provision that violates these protections to be void

  • Takes effect immediately with two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the authority of a municipality or a property owners' association to regulate the raising or keeping of chickens.

Property Interests

Last Action

Referred to Local Government

2/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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