Committee Hearing Scheduled in Other Chamber Authored by Carl Tepper (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to nonconforming land uses after the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary. Initially Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 2149 amends the Local Government Code to provide property owners and lessees greater rights when their land use becomes nonconforming due to changes in zoning regulations or boundaries. It requires municipalities to enter into an agreement with property owners or lessees before compelling them to stop nonconforming land use. Such agreements must outline either compensation for costs and market value loss or a continuation period for the nonconforming use sufficient for the owner or lessee to recover these costs through business activities. The bill also establishes new rights, including the ability to resume nonconforming use within five years of stopping it, protections for repair or expansion of nonconforming structures, and declaratory relief for violations. Additionally, it waives municipal immunity in cases involving nonconforming use disputes. The changes apply to zoning considerations or requests made on or after September 1, 2025.
Sponsors: Parker (R)
Jan 28, 2025
(H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 14, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Land & Resource Management, chaired by a Republican
Mar 27, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025
(H) House Land & Resource Management met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 14, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 2, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 6, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Point of order withdrawn (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Tepper amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote
RV#1544: Yea 83 (R 77, D 6) - Nay 50 (R 1, D 49) View Source
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
David Cook: "When Record No. 1544 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 1544 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 7, 2025
(H) Read 3rd time (H) Postponed
May 9, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Tepper amended the bill. (H) Record vote
RV#1894: Yea 100 (R 82, D 18) - Nay 43 (R 2, D 41) View Source
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(H) Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025
(S) Received from the House
May 13, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
May 15, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Left pending in committee
(H) Parker signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as Andrea Gilles for City of Dallas (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as Daniel Moore for City of Dallas (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Amber Hausenfluck for City of McAllen (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Ariel Traub for City of Garland (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Ashley Brundage for Habitat for Humanity (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Bryan Tony for Dallas Housing Coalition (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Christine Wright for City of San Antonio (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Christine Wright for City of San Antonio (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Jason Wills for self (with Scenic Texas) (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Jason Wills for self (with Scenic Texas) (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Jennifer Rodriguez for City of Coppell (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as JJ Rocha for Texas Municipal League (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as John Wesit for City of Irving (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Jon Weist for City of Irving (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Leah Clark for City of Georgetown (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Petrus Wassdorf for City of Denton (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Steven Deline for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Taylor Borer for City of Garland (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Whit Ewen for Texans for Housing
For
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Local Government as M. Scott Norman Jr. for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Seth Juergens for Texas realtors (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Stephanie Matthews for Texans for Reasonable Solutions
