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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas HB 1835 prohibits municipalities from banning new HUD-code manufactured homes and restricts local permit requirements
Last action · April 17, 2025: Reported favorably as substitutedSponsors: Ryan Guillen and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas HB 1835 requires municipalities to allow new s in at least one residential zoning classification and prohibits local governments from banning them across all residential zones, effective September 1, 2025.
The measure alters how local governments regulate manufactured housing by setting strict limits on zoning bans and local permit fees for licensed transporters and installers.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Municipalities
Municipalities must alter local zoning rules to allow new HUD-code manufactured homes in at least one residential classification and lose the authority to require certain local permits and fees.
Licensed retailers and installers
Licensed retailers and installers are exempt from local permit, fee, bond, and insurance requirements for transportation and installation, barring actual incurred transportation costs.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a municipality does not act on a manufactured home installation application within 45 days?
Can local governments charge fees for transporting manufactured housing?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
11 actions- Apr 17, 2025HouseCommitteeReported favorably as substituted
- Apr 17, 2025HouseCommittee substitute considered in committee
- Apr 17, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Apr 10, 2025HouseLeft pending in committee
- Apr 10, 2025HouseTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Apr 10, 2025HouseCommittee substitute considered in committee
Show 5 earlier actions
- Apr 10, 2025HouseConsidered in public hearing
- Apr 10, 2025HouseScheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Land & Resource Management
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 14, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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