HB 3798

Troxclair’s bill bars cities from banning Ashe juniper removal

Did not pass

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 municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

No ban and no mitigation fee for residential property owners.

The bill bars Texas cities from banning the removal of Ashe juniper trees on residential property, and from charging a tree mitigation fee for removing them. It touches homeowners and residential property owners who want to clear these trees, and the cities that now regulate tree removal. Cities that require permits or charge fees to cut Ashe junipers on home lots would lose that power on September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2239 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2239 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrat. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.QUICK READ: 121 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 121 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Land & Resource Management committee 5-1 on May 2, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3798 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

Rep. Carl H. TepperRHouse 84

Rep. Cody HarrisRHouse 8

+ 2 more authors, 6 coauthors

ITEM

relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

WHAT IT DOES

No ban and no mitigation fee for residential property owners.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 5, 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

Mar 5, 2025Filed
Mar 26, 2025Read first time
Mar 26, 2025Referred to Land & Resource Management
Apr 24, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 24, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 24, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 24, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 24, 2025Left pending in committee
May 2, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 2, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 2, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 9, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 10, 2025Committee report distributed
May 10, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ellen Troxclair

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5K

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 21, 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 Lawsuit Reform PAC$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 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: 101031227, 101040659.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC$10,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 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: 101072162.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$5,083.34

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $83.34
Total: $5,083.34

advertising $83.34

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · Jul 14, 2025 to Feb 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: 101031227, 101040659.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 2, 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: 101072162.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$5,083.34

Cash: $5,000.00
Paid by others: $83.34
Total: $5,083.34

advertising $83.34

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100982032, 101031227, 101072162.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses39

For: 11
Against: 28
On: 0

Names

For

City of San Antonio1 registration
Self4 registrations
Self; City of Lago Vista1 registration
Self; South Texans’ Property Rights Association1 registration
Texas Association of Builders2 registrations
Texas Public Policy Foundation1 registration
Texas Realtors1 registration

Against

City of Austin1 registration
City of Cedar Hill1 registration
Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance1 registration
Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club1 registration
Self14 registrations
Self; Audubon Texas1 registration
Self; Defenders of Wildlife1 registration
Self; Environment Texas1 registration
Self; Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club1 registration
Self; Scenic Texas1 registration
Self; Texas chapter US Green Building Council1 registration
Self; Travis Audubon Society2 registrations
Self; West Lake Hills1 registration
Texans for Housing1 registration

Sources

39 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 5, 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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2239

by Rep. Troxclair, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 24, 2023: Placed on intent calendar

Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 5, 2025

05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

Coauthors

Daniel AldersRHouse 6

Briscoe CainRHouse 128

David CookRHouse 96

Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

Steve TothRHouse 15

Cody VasutRHouse 25

House committee · Land & Resource Management · Committee vote 5 aye, 1 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1927 by Hinojosa, Adam (identical)

Subjects

City Government--General

Environment--General

Text

The text as introduced · 121 words

89R3394 DNC-D

By: Troxclair
H.B. No. 3798

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper

tree.

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

SECTION 1. Section 212.905(h), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(h) A municipality may not prohibit the removal of or impose

a tree mitigation fee for the removal of [ a tree that ]:

(1) a tree that is diseased or dead; [ or ]

(2) a tree that poses an imminent or immediate threat

to persons or property ; or

(3) an Ashe juniper tree located on a residential

property .

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