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HB3275 • 2025

Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Richardson
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
04/17/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  2. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

  3. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  4. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  8. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Land & Resource Management

  9. 2025-02-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3275 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R11421 DRS-D

By: Richardson

H.B. No. 3275

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum

amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government

Code, is amended by adding Section 214.909 to read as follows:

Sec.

214.909.

RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF MINIMUM PARKING

REQUIREMENTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as

provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a municipality may not adopt or

enforce an ordinance, rule, or other regulation that requires a

minimum amount of parking spaces for a commercial building.

(b)

This section does not restrict a municipality from

regulating the provision of accessible parking designated for

persons with disabilities in accordance with state or federal law.

(c)

This section applies only to a building the construction

of which is completed on or after September 1, 2025.

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