HB2269 • 2025

Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Isaac | Harris Davila | Troxclair | Richardson | Meza
Last action: 2025-04-23
Official status: 04/23/2025 H No action taken in committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

What This Bill Does

Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

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Bill History

2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online
No action taken in committee
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
2025-01-30 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2269 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R2341 CS-D

By: Isaac

H.B. No. 2269

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a property owners' association's authority to require

installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

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
:

(1)
prohibits or restricts a property owner from:

(A)
[
(1)
] implementing measures promoting

solid-waste composting of vegetation, including grass clippings,

leaves, or brush, or leaving grass clippings uncollected on grass;

(B)
[
(2)
] installing rain barrels or a rainwater

harvesting system;

(C)
[
(3)
] implementing efficient irrigation

systems, including underground drip or other drip systems; or

(D)
[
(4)
] using drought-resistant landscaping or

water-conserving natural turf
; or

(2)

requires a property owner as part of the property

owner's landscaping to plant or install grass or turf or maintain

living grass or turf
.

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