Bill Text: TX HB2013 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-22 - Filed [HB2013 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB2013-Introduced.html

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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.