Monitoring the Session

HB 2269

bill barring HOAs from requiring grass lawns

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

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 a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Associations can’t make homeowners plant or keep living grass or turf.

The bill bars property owners' associations from requiring homeowners to plant, install, or keep living grass or turf as part of their landscaping. It touches homeowners and the associations that write and enforce deed restrictions, and it leaves in place the existing protections for composting, rain barrels, drip irrigation, and drought-resistant landscaping. Starting September 1, 2025, an association can no longer include or enforce a rule that forces a lawn on a homeowner.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 30, 2025 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2269 · 2025-01-30

SOLD BY

Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73 Rep. Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

+ 2 more authors, 13 coauthors

ITEM

relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

WHAT IT DOES

Associations can’t make homeowners plant or keep living grass or turf.

The bill bars property owners' associations from requiring homeowners to plant, install, or keep living grass or turf as part of their landscaping. It touches homeowners and the associations that write and enforce deed restrictions, and it leaves in place the existing protections for composting, rain barrels, drip irrigation, and drought-resistant landscaping. Starting September 1, 2025, an association can no longer include or enforce a rule that forces a lawn on a homeowner.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. No action taken in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Carrie Isaac

Donors

Jared Broderick$26,285American Fireworks$26KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20K

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 29, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.

Jared Broderick$26,284.58
American Fireworks$26,000.00

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$26,000.00
Total
$26,000.00
fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,083.33

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$83.33
Total
$20,083.33
fundraiser $83.33

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

Money

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

×

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$26,000.00
Total
$26,000.00
fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$83.33
Total
$20,083.33
fundraiser $83.33

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 Jan 30, 2025

04/23/2025 H No action taken in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Salman BhojaniDHouse 92 Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Andy HopperRHouse 64 Mitch LittleRHouse 65 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 J. M. LozanoRHouse 43 John LujanRHouse 118 Shelley LutherRHouse 62 Brent MoneyRHouse 2 Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93 James TalaricoDHouse 50 Tony TinderholtRHouse 94 Cody VasutRHouse 25

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

Subjects

Property Interests--Property Owners Association

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

Text

The text as introduced · 180 words

89R2341 CS-D

By: Isaac
H.B. No. 2269

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a property owners' association's authority to require

installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.

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

SECTION 1. Section 202.007(a), Property Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) A property owners' association may not include or

enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that :

(1) prohibits or restricts a property owner from:

(A) [ (1) ] implementing measures promoting

solid-waste composting of vegetation, including grass clippings,

leaves, or brush, or leaving grass clippings uncollected on grass;

(B) [ (2) ] installing rain barrels or a rainwater

harvesting system;

(C) [ (3) ] implementing efficient irrigation

systems, including underground drip or other drip systems; or

(D) [ (4) ] using drought-resistant landscaping or

water-conserving natural turf ; or

(2) requires a property owner as part of the property

owner's landscaping to plant or install grass or turf or maintain

living grass or turf .

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.