HB 2464 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate a home-based business.

HB 2464 limits city regulations on qualifying home-based businesses by prohibiting municipalities from banning these businesses or requiring licenses, permits, or rezoning for operations that meet "no-impact" criteria. It directly affects homeowners operating small-scale businesses from residential properties that do not exceed occupancy limits, generate traffic or noise, or visibly disrupt neighborhoods. Key provisions prevent cities from mandating fire sprinklers in single-family homes or multi-family units with two or fewer residences, while still requiring compliance with basic health, safety, and noise ordinances. The bill defines "no-impact" businesses as those with minimal employees/clients, no street parking impact, invisible operations, and no noise violations. This law became effective immediately upon the governor’s signature on June 12, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Jun 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 1 edit · Jun 12, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with no substantive policy changes to the legislation itself. All core provisions regarding municipal authority to regulate home-based businesses remain identical, including definitions, prohibited restrictions, and effective dates.
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Text formatting and layout were updated from draft markup to final enrolled format, removing line numbers and internal editing markers while preserving all legislative content.

Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

282
Passed
Total votes 30
May 25, 2025
D Democratic10
8 Yea 2 Nay
80% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
18
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jun 12, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 14, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (123-8-12)
house
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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