HB 4211: Noble Residential Property Bill Also Rewrites A Religious Fair-Housing Exemption

Caption

relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

Summary

Caption: property interests. Bill: house-share rules, plus a religious exemption dropped on 25-acre-plus parcels.

The bill creates new rules for arrangements where a buyer purchases a share in a company that owns a house, duplex, triplex, or fourplex and in return gets the exclusive right to live there. The company must tell buyers they are buying a share of the company and not the home, cannot force disputes out of regular courts, cannot discriminate in ways fair-housing law would bar, cannot block transfers, and cannot take a fee or a cut when a share is sold, with violations treated as deceptive trade practices. It also removes the existing fair-housing religious exemption for houses through fourplexes on subdivided lots in parcels of 25 acres or more owned by religious organizations, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: INSTANT LAW. Took effect immediately, on Jun 20, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4211 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Candy NobleRHouse 89

Rep. Jeff LeachRHouse 67

Rep. Todd HunterRHouse 32

+ 1 more author, 33 coauthors

ITEM

relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.

WHAT IT DOES

Caption: property interests. Bill: house-share rules, plus a religious exemption dropped on 25-acre-plus parcels.

The bill creates new rules for arrangements where a buyer purchases a share in a company that owns a house, duplex, triplex, or fourplex and in return gets the exclusive right to live there. The company must tell buyers they are buying a share of the company and not the home, cannot force disputes out of regular courts, cannot discriminate in ways fair-housing law would bar, cannot block transfers, and cannot take a fee or a cut when a share is sold, with violations treated as deceptive trade practices. It also removes the existing fair-housing religious exemption for houses through fourplexes on subdivided lots in parcels of 25 acres or more owned by religious organizations, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[x] CAPTION MISMATCHanalysis confidence 45%

THE TEXT

“Subsection (a) does not apply to the sale, rental, or”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Section 2 changes the fair-housing religious exemption for property owned directly by religious organizations, which is a separate subject from the business-entity share arrangements the rest of the bill regulates. The vague caption only loosely covers it.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 28, 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 10, 2025Filed
Mar 31, 2025Read first time
Mar 31, 2025Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Apr 9, 2025Correction in referral
Apr 9, 2025Referred to State Affairs
Apr 23, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 23, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 23, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 23, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 23, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 24, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 24, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 24, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 29, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 29, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 30, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 2, 2025Recommitted to committee
May 5, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 5, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 5, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 5, 2025Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 5, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 7, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 7, 2025Read 2nd time
May 7, 2025Amended 1-Noble
May 7, 2025Passed to engrossment as amended
May 7, 2025Record vote RV#1709
May 7, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 8, 2025Read 3rd time
May 8, 2025Passed
May 8, 2025Record vote RV#1816
May 8, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 8, 2025Reported engrossed
May 9, 2025Received from the House
May 14, 2025Read first time
May 14, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce
May 19, 2025Co-sponsor authorized
May 21, 2025Co-sponsor authorized
May 23, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 23, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 23, 2025Left pending in committee
May 25, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 25, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 25, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 25, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 25, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 27, 2025Co-sponsor authorized
May 28, 2025Placed on local & uncontested calendar
May 27, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 27, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
May 27, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 27, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 27, 2025Record vote
May 27, 2025Read 3rd time
May 27, 2025Passed
May 27, 2025Record vote
May 27, 2025Placed on intent calendar
May 28, 2025Senate passage as amended reported
May 28, 2025Senate Amendments distributed
May 28, 2025Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
May 29, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
May 29, 2025Record vote RV#4035
May 29, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 29, 2025Text of Senate Amendment(s)
May 29, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 30, 2025Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025Signed in the House
Jun 1, 2025Signed in the Senate
Jun 1, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 104 yea · 41 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 1 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 8, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 27, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

Smells

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Candy Noble

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$809K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$337K Dustin Burrows Campaign$88K

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 28, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$809,366.92

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$809,366.92

Cash: $120,000.00
Paid by others: $689,366.92
Total: $809,366.92

advertising $586,275.00polling $49,610.35mail $46,981.57Other filed descriptions $6,500.00

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 · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 19, 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: 101007843, 101026925, 101035033, 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$337,306.27

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$337,306.27

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $327,306.27
Total: $337,306.27

canvassing $230,000.00mail $52,189.60polling $23,450.00Other filed descriptions $21,666.67

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 23, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$87,980.61

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$87,980.61

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $22,980.61
Total: $87,980.61

polling $22,400.00fundraiser $580.61

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 7, 2025 to Aug 26, 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: 101026925, 101040137, 101068132.

Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$809,366.92

Cash: $120,000.00
Paid by others: $689,366.92
Total: $809,366.92

advertising $586,275.00polling $49,610.35mail $46,981.57Other filed descriptions $6,500.00

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 · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 19, 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: 101007843, 101026925, 101035033, 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$337,306.27

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $327,306.27
Total: $337,306.27

canvassing $230,000.00mail $52,189.60polling $23,450.00Other filed descriptions $21,666.67

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jan 23, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101040137, 101054754, 101068132, 101071499.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$87,980.61

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $22,980.61
Total: $87,980.61

polling $22,400.00fundraiser $580.61

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 7, 2025 to Aug 26, 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: 101026925, 101040137, 101068132.

Votes6

House May 29, 2025

Yea: 110
Nay: 26
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 7
Excused: 6

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 4035

Representative Noble moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 4211. The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 4211 prevailed by (Record 4035): 110 Yeas, 26 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 110 (published)
Nay: 26 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 27, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 1
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

EckhardtNay

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 27, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 1
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

EckhardtNay

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 4211 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 27, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

EckhardtNay

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSHB 4211 at this time on its second reading: CSHB 4211, Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. The motion prevailed. Senator Eckhardt asked to be recorded as voting "Nay" on suspension of the regular order of business. The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.