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HB2013 • 2025

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

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

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bell, Cecil
Last action
2025-05-19
Official status
05/19/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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

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

What This Bill Does

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

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  6. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  7. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  8. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  9. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#996

  10. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  12. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  13. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  15. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  16. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#849

  17. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  20. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  21. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  23. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  24. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Agriculture & Livestock

  30. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2013 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R5983 JBD-D

By: Bell of Montgomery

H.B. No. 2013

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain property owners' associations

to prohibit or restrict the keeping of chickens.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 202.007(a), Property Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) A property owners' association may not include or

enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or

restricts a property owner from:

(1) implementing measures promoting solid-waste

composting of vegetation, including grass clippings, leaves, or

brush, or leaving grass clippings uncollected on grass;

(2) installing rain barrels or a rainwater harvesting

system;

(3) implementing efficient irrigation systems,

including underground drip or other drip systems; [
or
]

(4) using drought-resistant landscaping or

water-conserving natural turf
; or

(5)

keeping chickens on the owner's property, if a

municipal ordinance authorizes the property owner to keep chickens

on the property
.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.