HB 1486

one more flag your HOA can’t ban

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to dedicatory instruments prohibiting or restricting the display of Thin Blue Line flags by a property owners' association.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The Thin Blue Line joins the U.S., Texas and military flags.

The bill adds the Thin Blue Line flag to the short list of flags a homeowners' association cannot ban or restrict. It defines that flag as a black-and-white version of the U.S. flag with one blue stripe below the stars. Starting September 1, 2025, homeowners in an HOA can fly that flag under the same protections and limits that already cover the U.S. flag, the Texas flag and military flags.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Dec 2, 2024 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1486 · 2024-12-02

SOLD BY

Rep. AJ LouderbackRHouse 30

ITEM

relating to dedicatory instruments prohibiting or restricting the display of Thin Blue Line flags by a property owners' association.

WHAT IT DOES

The Thin Blue Line joins the U.S., Texas and military flags.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Dec 2, 2024Filed
Mar 11, 2025Read first time
Mar 11, 2025Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

FILED UNDER

SPEECH AND LAWFARE

THE TEXT

“(4) a Thin Blue Line flag described by Sec. 202.001(6).”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill shields one more kind of flag display, a form of homeowner expression, from HOA restrictions.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

AJ Louderback

Donors

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$28K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009033, 101071885.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$27,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$27,500.00

Cash: $27,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $27,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988974, 101009033, 101059497, 101071885.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101071885.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101009033, 101071885.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$27,500.00

Cash: $27,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $27,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100988974, 101009033, 101059497, 101071885.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101071885.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Dec 2, 2024

03/11/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Property Interests--Property Owners Association

FLAGS

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

Text

The text as introduced · 267 words

By: Louderback
H.B. No. 1486

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to dedicatory instruments prohibiting or restricting the

display of Thin Blue Line flags by a property owners' association.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. SECTION 1. Sec. 202.001, Property Code, is

amended by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows:

(6) "Thin Blue Line flag" means a flag that is similar to the

flag of the United States of America in style and design consisting

of both:

(A) a black rectangle in the upper hoist corner

bearing fifty white five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset

horizontal rows; and

(B) thirteen horizontal stripes of equal height, the

top and bottom stripe being black, with alternating white and black

stripes in between, except that the eighth horizontal stripe from

the top of the flag or emblem which appears directly below the field

of stars is a blue stripe.

SECTION 2. Section 202.012(a), Property Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 202.012. FLAG DISPLAY. (a) A property owners'

association may not, except as provided in this section, adopt or

enforce a dedicatory instrument provision that prohibits,

restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting an owner

from the display of:

(1) the flag of the United States of America;

(2) the flag of the State of Texas; [ or ]

(3) an official or replica flag of any branch of the United

States armed forces[ . ] ; or

(4) a Thin Blue Line flag described by Sec. 202.001(6).

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.