HB 4211 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

HB 4211 creates new rules for residential arrangements where buyers purchase an interest in a business entity (like a company or LLC) that owns homes, rather than buying the homes directly. It requires sellers to clearly disclose that buyers are purchasing an entity interest - not the property itself - and prohibits entities from charging transfer fees or restricting transfers of these interests. The law also bans discrimination in these arrangements (e.g., refusing to sell to qualified buyers) and ensures disputes must be resolved in state or federal courts, not private tribunals. This applies to single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes, and quadruplexes owned by such entities, protecting buyers in these specific ownership structures.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 9 edits · Jun 20, 2025
MAJOR
This bill establishes new legal protections for business entity-owned residential arrangements, such as timeshares or shared ownership properties, by adding Chapter 223 to the Texas Property Code. It prohibits discrimination against owners of these interests, restricts fees on transfers, and prevents disputes from being moved outside of state courts. The bill also clarifies that religious organizations and nonprofits are exempt from certain restrictions on selling or renting single-family homes on larger parcels of land.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the Property Code by adding a new chapter specifically addressing business entity-owned residential arrangements, which previously were not comprehensively covered under existing fair housing laws.
DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'business entity', 'managing entity', 'residential arrangement', and 'residential property' to clarify the types of properties covered by the new chapter.

REQUIREMENT

Requires purchase agreements for business entity interests to disclose that the buyer is purchasing an interest in the entity, not the residential property itself.

Prohibits agreements from requiring disputes to be resolved outside of state or federal courts.

Allows owners to transfer their interest in a managing entity without approval from the managing entity.

Prohibits managing entities from charging fees or sharing in proceeds when an owner transfers their interest to a subsequent purchaser.

ELIGIBILITY

Prohibits managing entities from discriminating against interest holders in ways that would violate existing fair housing laws if the interest were a direct real property interest.

Added an exemption for single-family homes on subdivided lots of 25 acres or more owned by religious organizations or nonprofits operated in conjunction with religious organizations.

ENFORCEMENT

Establishes that violations of the new chapter are deceptive trade practices actionable under the Business & Commerce Code and allows courts to enjoin entities from taking certain development actions.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from September 1, 2025 to immediate upon receiving a two-thirds vote in both legislative houses.

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
71
Key actions
21
Committee
17
Amendments
8
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-34-4)
house
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to committee
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Correction in referral
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 35 co-sponsors

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