BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 1927
89R3394 DNC-D	By: Hinojosa, Adam
	Local Government
	4/4/2025
	As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

S.B. 1927 seeks to amend Section 212.905(h) of the Texas Local Government Code to allow property owners to remove Ashe juniper trees located on residential property without facing municipal prohibitions or tree mitigation fees. This bill provides a specific exception related to the removal.

As proposed, S.B. 1927 amends current law relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 212.905(h), Local Government Code, as follows:

(h) Prohibits a municipality from prohibiting the removal of or imposing a tree mitigation fee for the removal of a tree that is diseased or dead, a tree that poses an imminent or immediate threat to persons or property, or an Ashe juniper tree located on a residential property. Makes nonsubstantive changes.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2025.