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Texas House Bill 2037 updates tenant repair requirements and email notice rules
Original title: Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.
Last action · June 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25Sponsors: Drew Darby and 2 others
Companion · SB 851same policy, Senate version
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What This Bill Does
Texas law now allows residential and manufactured home tenants and landlords to use email for official notices if they have previously communicated that way, effective September 1, 2025. The measure also removes yellow-pages advertising requirements for independent repair contractors and bars tenants, their families, and related entities from making certain self-help repairs. These changes apply to leases entered into or renewed on or after the effective date.
Why it matters
Residential and manufactured home tenants and landlords must change how they handle repair notices, contractor qualifications, and electronic communications for all new or renewed leases.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
residential tenants
Residential tenants gain the ability to send official notices by email under specific conditions and face updated contractor requirements for repairs.
Directly affected
manufactured home tenants
Manufactured home tenants are subject to new contractor licensing rules for repairs and can utilize email for official notices.
Directly affected
residential landlords
Landlords are subject to new email communication rules and must accept notices through designated managing or leasing agents.
Directly affected
manufactured home community landlords
Manufactured home community landlords must follow updated guidelines regarding repair contractors and tenant notice delivery.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a tenant make their own repairs under a notice of intent to repair?
Generally no. Unless agreed otherwise, repairs may not be made by the tenant, the tenant's immediate family, the tenant's employer or employees, or a company in which the tenant has an ownership interest.
When can landlords and tenants use email for official notices?
Email may be used for required notices and communications if the tenant and the landlord or landlord's agent have previously communicated by email.
Which leases are affected by these new rules?
The changes apply only to leases entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2025.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
52 actions- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledEffective on 9/1/25
- Jun 20, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 31, 2025Governor of TexasEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 31, 2025SenateSigned in the Senate
- May 30, 2025HouseSigned in the House
- May 30, 2025HouseReported enrolled
Show 46 earlier actions
- May 29, 2025HouseSenate passage reported
- May 28, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 28, 2025SenateFloorPassed
- May 28, 2025SenateFloorRead 3rd time
- May 28, 2025SenateFloorRecord vote
- May 28, 2025SenateThree day rule suspended
- May 28, 2025SenateVote recorded in Journal
- May 28, 2025SenateFloorRead 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- May 28, 2025SenateLaid before the Senate
- May 28, 2025SenatePlaced on local & uncontested calendar
- May 25, 2025SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
- May 25, 2025SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
- May 25, 2025SenateCommitteeReported favorably w/o amendments
- May 25, 2025SenateVote taken in committee
- May 25, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 23, 2025SenateLeft pending in committee
- May 23, 2025SenateTestimony taken in committee
- May 23, 2025SenateConsidered in public hearing
- May 23, 2025SenateScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- May 5, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Business & Commerce
- May 5, 2025SenateIntroducedRead first time
- May 5, 2025SenateReceived from the House
- May 2, 2025HouseReported engrossed
- May 2, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 2, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1298)
- May 2, 2025HouseFloorPassed
- May 2, 2025HouseFloorRead 3rd time
- May 1, 2025HouseStatement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- May 1, 2025HouseFloorRecord vote (RV#1192)
- May 1, 2025HouseFloorPassed to engrossment
- May 1, 2025HouseFloorRead 2nd time
- May 1, 2025HousePlaced on General State Calendar
- Apr 28, 2025HouseConsidered in Calendars
- Apr 22, 2025HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars
- Apr 21, 2025HouseCommittee report distributed
- Apr 17, 2025HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Apr 9, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably as substituted
- Apr 9, 2025HouseCommittee substitute considered in committee
- Apr 9, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 26, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Mar 26, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Mar 26, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Mar 26, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 23, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Outcome not reportedOfficial roll call ↗
Motion to suspend the Constitutional Three-day Rule on HB 2037
Total
27
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (27)
Tan ParkerParty not recordedyes
Paul BettencourtParty not recordedyes
César BlancoParty not recordedyes
Joan HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Kevin SparksParty not recordedyes
Borris MilesParty not recordedyes
Charles SchwertnerParty not recordedyes
Judith ZaffiriniParty not recordedyes
Robert NicholsParty not recordedyes
Donna CampbellParty not recordedyes
Charles PerryParty not recordedyes
Carol AlvaradoParty not recordedyes
Molly CookParty not recordedyes
Lois KolkhorstParty not recordedyes
Nathan JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Sarah EckhardtParty not recordedyes
Royce WestParty not recordedyes
Pete FloresParty not recordedyes
Roland GutierrezParty not recordedyes
Brent HagenbuchParty not recordedyes
José MenéndezParty not recordedyes
Mayes MiddletonParty not recordedyes
Bob HallParty not recordedyes
Adam HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Show 3 earlier roll calls
Outcome not reportedOfficial roll call ↗
HB 2037 was passed
Total
27
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (27)
Tan ParkerParty not recordedyes
Donna CampbellParty not recordedyes
Carol AlvaradoParty not recordedyes
Bob HallParty not recordedyes
Bryan HughesParty not recordedyes
Royce WestParty not recordedyes
Joan HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Pete FloresParty not recordedyes
Nathan JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Paul BettencourtParty not recordedyes
Charles PerryParty not recordedyes
Brent HagenbuchParty not recordedyes
Phil KingParty not recordedyes
Borris MilesParty not recordedyes
Mayes MiddletonParty not recordedyes
Charles SchwertnerParty not recordedyes
Kevin SparksParty not recordedyes
Robert NicholsParty not recordedyes
Molly CookParty not recordedyes
César BlancoParty not recordedyes
José MenéndezParty not recordedyes
Adam HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Roland GutierrezParty not recordedyes
Sarah EckhardtParty not recordedyes
Motion succeededOfficial roll call ↗
HB 2037 was passed
Total
132
- Yes
- 122
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 9
How they voted (132)
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
David LoweParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
108 more members
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedexcused
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedexcused
Sam HarlessParty not recordedno
Martinez FischerParty not recordedexcused
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Wes VirdellParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Jeff LeachParty not recordedyes
James TalaricoParty not recordedyes
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedexcused
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedexcused
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedexcused
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Ben BumgarnerParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedexcused
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedexcused
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedexcused
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Motion succeededOfficial roll call ↗
CSHB 2037 was passed to engrossment
Total
139
- Yes
- 135
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 2
How they voted (139)
Mike OlcottParty not recordedyes
Drew DarbyParty not recordedyes
Philip CortezParty not recordedyes
Helen KerwinParty not recordedyes
Alma AllenParty not recordedyes
Carrie IsaacParty not recordedyes
Cas Garcia HernandezParty not recordedyes
Brian HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Claudia OrdazParty not recordedyes
Terry WilsonParty not recordedyes
Janis HoltParty not recordedexcused
Greg BonnenParty not recordedyes
Brent MoneyParty not recordedyes
Rodríguez RamosParty not recordedyes
Jon RosenthalParty not recordedyes
Tom CraddickParty not recordedyes
Pat CurryParty not recordedyes
John BryantParty not recordedyes
Denise VillalobosParty not recordedyes
Dade PhelanParty not recordedyes
Ward JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Eddie MoralesParty not recordedyes
Gina HinojosaParty not recordedyes
Tony TinderholtParty not recordedyes
115 more members
James TalaricoParty not recordedexcused
Christian ManuelParty not recordedyes
Brad BuckleyParty not recordedyes
Don McLaughlinParty not recordedyes
Dennis PaulParty not recordedyes
Rafael AnchíaParty not recordedyes
Katrina PiersonParty not recordednot voting
Joe MoodyParty not recordedyes
James FrankParty not recordedyes
Ray LopezParty not recordedyes
Jo JonesParty not recordedyes
Lacey HullParty not recordedyes
Erin GámezParty not recordedyes
Ryan GuillenParty not recordedyes
Toni RoseParty not recordedyes
Mary GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Jeff BarryParty not recordedyes
Liz CamposParty not recordedyes
Stan LambertParty not recordedyes
Mihaela PleșaParty not recordedyes
Harold DuttonParty not recordedyes
Cole HefnerParty not recordedyes
Gary GatesParty not recordedyes
Mark DorazioParty not recordedyes
Bobby GuerraParty not recordedyes
Aicha DavisParty not recordedyes
Joanne ShofnerParty not recordedyes
Briscoe CainParty not recordedyes
Vikki GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Mary Ann PerezParty not recordedyes
Venton JonesParty not recordedyes
Mike SchofieldParty not recordedyes
David SpillerParty not recordedyes
Keith BellParty not recordedyes
Ron ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Lulu FloresParty not recordedyes
Mando MartinezParty not recordedyes
Todd HunterParty not recordedyes
David CookParty not recordedyes
Sergio MuñozParty not recordedyes
Alan SchoolcraftParty not recordedyes
Gene WuParty not recordedyes
Hillary HicklandParty not recordedyes
Will MetcalfParty not recordedyes
Cody VasutParty not recordedyes
Andy HopperParty not recordedyes
Ellen TroxclairParty not recordedyes
Brooks LandgrafParty not recordednot voting
Morgan MeyerParty not recordedyes
Leo WilsonParty not recordedyes
Morales ShawParty not recordedyes
Matt MorganParty not recordedyes
Nicole CollierParty not recordedyes
A.J. LouderbackParty not recordedyes
Jared PattersonParty not recordedyes
Erin ZwienerParty not recordedyes
Tom OliversonParty not recordedyes
Sheryl ColeParty not recordedyes
Trey WhartonParty not recordedyes
Shelley LutherParty not recordedyes
Trent AshbyParty not recordedyes
Armando WalleParty not recordedyes
Charles CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Valoree SwansonParty not recordedyes
John McQueeneyParty not recordedyes
Salman BhojaniParty not recordedyes
Chris TurnerParty not recordedyes
Mano DeAyalaParty not recordedyes
Sam HarlessParty not recordedyes
Suleman LalaniParty not recordedyes
Angie ButtonParty not recordedyes
John LujanParty not recordedyes
Harris DavilaParty not recordedyes
Jay DeanParty not recordedyes
John BucyParty not recordedyes
Jessica GonzálezParty not recordedyes
Charlie GerenParty not recordedyes
Terry MezaParty not recordedyes
John SmitheeParty not recordedyes
Mitch LittleParty not recordedyes
Steve TothParty not recordedyes
J.M. LozanoParty not recordedyes
Janie LopezParty not recordedyes
Rhetta BowersParty not recordedyes
Josey GarciaParty not recordedyes
Cody HarrisParty not recordedyes
Barbara Gervin-HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Christina MoralesParty not recordedyes
Yvonne DavisParty not recordedyes
Stan GerdesParty not recordedyes
Matt ShaheenParty not recordedyes
Donna HowardParty not recordedyes
Candy NobleParty not recordedyes
Linda GarciaParty not recordedyes
Cecil BellParty not recordedyes
Martinez FischerParty not recordedyes
Senfronia ThompsonParty not recordedyes
Hubert VoParty not recordedyes
Diego BernalParty not recordedyes
Richard HayesParty not recordedyes
Richard RaymondParty not recordedyes
Marc LaHoodParty not recordedyes
Ken KingParty not recordedyes
Ramon RomeroParty not recordedyes
Lauren SimmonsParty not recordedyes
Oscar LongoriaParty not recordedyes
Terry CanalesParty not recordedyes
Stan KitzmanParty not recordedyes
Keresa RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Carl TepperParty not recordedyes
Paul DysonParty not recordedyes
Giovanni CapriglioneParty not recordedyes
Vince PerezParty not recordedyes
Shelby SlawsonParty not recordedyes
Daniel AldersParty not recordedyes
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policy shift98% confidence
Modernization of Legal Notices
The legislature officially incorporates electronic communication (email) into statutory notice procedures for residential and manufactured home tenancies.
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