HB 5489

bill bars impact fees starting September 1, 2025

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 a temporary moratorium on the imposition of an impact fee.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Caption says temporary moratorium. Chapter 395 fees stop.

The bill bars cities, counties and other local governments from charging impact fees under Chapter 395 of the Local Government Code starting September 1, 2025. It touches local governments that charge new development for roads, water and sewer capacity, and the builders and buyers who pay those fees. Impact fees stop for about four years, except fees already pledged to repay debt where stopping them would break the debt contract, and the ban ends August 31, 2029.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Land & Resource Management committee 5-2 on May 9, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5489 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Paul DysonRHouse 14

ITEM

relating to a temporary moratorium on the imposition of an impact fee.

WHAT IT DOES

Caption says temporary moratorium. Chapter 395 fees stop.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 6, 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 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Land & Resource Management
May 8, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 8, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 8, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 8, 2025Left pending in committee
May 9, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 9, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 12, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 12, 2025Committee report distributed
May 12, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 13, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 15, 2025Placed on General State Calendar

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Paul Dyson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$340K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$161K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$62K

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$340,207.92

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$340,207.92

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $290,207.92
Total: $340,207.92

advertising $183,880.00digital $90,527.92polling $15,800.00

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 23, 2025 to Oct 14, 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: 101010767, 101033320, 101069287, 101072136.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$160,800.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$160,800.00

Cash: $45,000.00
Paid by others: $115,800.00
Total: $160,800.00

canvassing $100,000.00polling $15,800.00

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 · Aug 18, 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: 101069287, 101072136.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$62,419.26

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$62,419.26

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $62,419.26
Total: $62,419.26

mailers $43,779.93Other filed descriptions $7,339.33polling $5,800.00digital $5,500.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 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 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: 101010767, 101069287, 101072136.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$340,207.92

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $290,207.92
Total: $340,207.92

advertising $183,880.00digital $90,527.92polling $15,800.00

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 23, 2025 to Oct 14, 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: 101010767, 101033320, 101069287, 101072136.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$160,800.00

Cash: $45,000.00
Paid by others: $115,800.00
Total: $160,800.00

canvassing $100,000.00polling $15,800.00

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 · Aug 18, 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: 101069287, 101072136.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$62,419.26

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $62,419.26
Total: $62,419.26

mailers $43,779.93Other filed descriptions $7,339.33polling $5,800.00digital $5,500.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 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 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: 101010767, 101069287, 101072136.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses15

For: 2
Against: 12
On: 1

Names

For

Self1 registration
Self; City of college station1 registration

Against

City of college station2 registrations
City of Fort Worth1 registration
City of Garland, Texas1 registration
City of Georgetown1 registration
City of Houston1 registration
City of San Antonio1 registration
San Antonio Water System (SAWS)1 registration
Self1 registration
Self; City of College Station1 registration
Self; City of college station1 registration
Texas Municipal League1 registration

On

Texas Association of Builders1 registration

Sources

15 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 I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · May 6, 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 Mar 14, 2025

05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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.

House committee · Land & Resource Management · Committee vote 5 aye, 2 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

City Government--Land Use & Zoning

County Government--Land Use & Zoning

Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local

Political Subdivisions

Text

The text as introduced · 159 words

89R14959 JBD-F

By: Dyson
H.B. No. 5489

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a temporary moratorium on the imposition of an impact

fee.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 395, Local Government

Code, is amended by adding Section 395.002 to read as follows:

Sec. 395.002. TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON IMPACT FEES. (a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b), a political subdivision may

not impose an impact fee under this chapter on or after September 1,

2025.

(b) A political subdivision may impose an impact fee

otherwise prohibited from being imposed under this section if:

(1) the political subdivision pledged the specific fee

before September 1, 2025, for the payment of any debt; and

(2) not imposing the fee would impair the obligation

of the contract by which the debt was created.

(c) This section expires August 31, 2029.

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