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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain laws to tiny homes and tiny |
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home communities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 94.002, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This chapter does not apply to a tiny home community or |
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tiny home. For purposes of this subsection: |
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(1) "Tiny home" means a moveable trailer: |
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(A) with a home affixed to a single chassis: |
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(i) which is a transportable unit that has a |
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body not wider than 14 feet and is designed to provide living |
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quarters for not more than one household when connected to |
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utilities necessary for operation of installed fixtures and |
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appliances; and |
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(ii) the total area of which in a setup |
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mode, when measured from the maximum dimensions of the exterior |
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surface of the exterior stud walls, not including any bay windows or |
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protrusions, does not exceed 500 square feet; |
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(B) that is not: |
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(i) a recreational vehicle as defined by |
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Section 522.004(b), Transportation Code; |
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(ii) a park model trailer that is designed |
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to be used for human habitation, with or without a permanent |
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foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and that: |
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(a) is less than eight feet six inches |
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in width and 45 feet in length in the traveling mode; |
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(b) includes the plumbing, heating, |
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air conditioning, and electrical systems; and |
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(c) is not required to be affixed with |
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a label or decal issued by the United States Department of Housing |
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and Urban Development and by the Texas Department of Housing and |
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Community Affairs; or |
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(iii) a manufactured home as defined by |
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Section 94.001, Property Code; and |
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(C) that may not be titled as a vehicle with the |
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Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. |
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(2) "Tiny home community" means real property that: |
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(A) is rented or held out for rent to others for |
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the placement of two or more tiny homes; |
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(B) is not: |
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(i) a recreational vehicle park as defined |
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by Section 13.087, Water Code, and not under ownership of a |
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recreational vehicle park; or |
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(ii) a manufactured home community as |
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defined by Section 94.001 and not under ownership of a manufactured |
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home community; |
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(C) is subject to property tax; and |
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(D) is metered by a utility company to the owners |
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of the tiny homes on the property. |
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SECTION 2. Section 522.004(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In this section, "recreational vehicle" means a motor |
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vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for |
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recreational camping or travel use. The term includes a travel |
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trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home. The term |
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does not include a tiny home as defined by Section 94.002(c), |
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Property Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |