HB 2013 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

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

HB 2013 prohibits property owners' associations (POAs) from banning or restricting home chicken-keeping when a city ordinance permits it. The bill amends Texas Property Code Section 202.007(a) to explicitly state that POAs cannot enforce such restrictions, directly affecting homeowners in communities governed by HOAs or POAs where municipal laws allow chickens. Key provisions include adding chicken-keeping as a protected activity alongside composting, rainwater harvesting, and water-efficient landscaping. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, if passed.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025

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Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 30, 2025

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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up, removing extraneous metadata and standardizing the layout. The substantive policy content remains unchanged - the bill still prohibits property owners' associations from restricting chicken keeping when municipal ordinances allow it, and maintains the September 1, 2025 effective date.

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Removed header metadata including bill number formatting, page numbers, and document tracking codes

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Cleaned up inconsistent line breaks and removed duplicate text sections

Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

138–1

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 145

Apr 30, 2025

D Democratic59

56 Yea 1 Nay 2

94% Yea

R Republican86

82 Yea 4

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Local Government

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Agriculture & Livestock

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor