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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas bill authorizes cities and counties to ban or charge formation fees for recreational vehicle parks
Last action · August 20, 2025: FiledSponsor: Pat Curry
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What This Bill Proposed
Relating to the regulation of recreational vehicle parks by a political subdivision; authorizing a fee.
Local governments gain discretionary authority to restrict recreational vehicle park development or impose new upfront fees on operators, shifting regulatory control to municipal and county jurisdictions.
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.
Recreational vehicle park operators
Operators face potential bans on park formation or new formation fees imposed by local municipal and county governments.
Municipalities and counties
Local governing bodies gain discretionary authority to either prohibit recreational vehicle parks or assess formation fees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Texas city or county completely ban new recreational vehicle parks?
Are local governments allowed to charge fees for new recreational vehicle parks?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Aug 20, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Expansion of Local Land Use Powers
The legislation delegates specific discretionary power to local governments to prohibit recreational vehicle parks entirely or levy formation fees.
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capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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