Monitoring the Session

SB 2703

bill saying a condo declaration isn’t a subdivision

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Brandon CreightonRSenate 4

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 the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Condominiums skip the city and county platting laws.

The bill says a condominium declaration does not count as a subdivision of land under the state's city and county platting laws. It touches developers and owners who create or change condominiums, and the cities and counties that review land development. On the ground, a city or county can no longer require a subdivision plat to be drawn up or approved when a condominium is created or altered, starting with declarations filed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 9, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Land & Resource Management committee 6-0, then taken up on the floor on May 27, 2025 and failed.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2703 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Sen. Brandon CreightonRSenate 4

ITEM

relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums.

WHAT IT DOES

Condominiums skip the city and county platting laws.

The bill says a condominium declaration does not count as a subdivision of land under the state's city and county platting laws. It touches developers and owners who create or change condominiums, and the cities and counties that review land development. On the ground, a city or county can no longer require a subdivision plat to be drawn up or approved when a condominium is created or altered, starting with declarations filed on or after September 1, 2025.

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 23, 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. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Local Government
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Vote taken in committee
  11. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  12. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  13. Committee report printed and distributed
  14. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  15. Laid before the Senate
  16. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  17. Vote recorded in Journal
  18. Three day rule suspended
  19. Record vote
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the Senate
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to Land & Resource Management
  27. Considered in formal meeting
  28. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  29. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  30. Committee report distributed
  31. Committee report sent to Calendars
  32. Considered in Calendars
  33. Placed on General State Calendar
  34. Read 2nd time
  35. Amended 1-Zwiener, Romero, and Barry
  36. Record vote RV#3637
  37. Failed to pass to 3rd reading
  38. Record vote RV#3638
  39. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 26 yea · 5 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · May 9, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brandon Creighton

Donors

Donors report through Friends of Brandon Creighton.

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

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

$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909

$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.

Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909

$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Money

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

Votes5

House May 27, 2025

Yea
47
Nay
91
Present, not voting
1
Absent
10
Excused
1
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 3638

SB 2703, as amended, failed to pass to third reading by (Record 3638): 47 Yeas, 91 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 47 (published)
  • Nay: 91 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 10 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

House May 27, 2025

Yea
75
Nay
63
Present, not voting
1
Absent
10
Excused
1
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 3637

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3637): 75 Yeas, 63 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 75 (published)
  • Nay: 63 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 10 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 9, 2025

Final passage

Yea
26
Nay
5
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

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.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 2703 (Creighton) Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums. (viva voce vote) (26-5) "Nays" Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles (26-5) "Nays" Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles

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

  • Yea: 26 (published)
  • Nay: 5 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 9, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea
26
Nay
5
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
Not printed
Names

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.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

SB 2703 (Creighton) Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums. (viva voce vote) (26-5) "Nays" Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles (26-5) "Nays" Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles

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

  • Yea: 26 (published)
  • Nay: 5 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 9, 2025

Passage to engrossment

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

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

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

Sources

SB 2703 (Creighton) Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums. (viva voce vote) (26-5) "Nays" Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles (26-5) "Nays" Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Menéndez, Miles

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

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

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

Witnesses20
For
10
Against
10
On
0
Names

For

  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Greater Houston Builders Association2 registrations
  • Self; Greater houston builders association1 registration
  • Self; Texans for Housing1 registration
  • Stratus Properties, Inc.1 registration
  • Texas Association of Builders3 registrations
  • Texas Mortgage Bankers Association1 registration

Against

  • Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • City of Georgetown1 registration
  • City of San Antonio1 registration
  • Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
  • County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • Director, Tarrant County Government Relations1 registration
  • El Paso County1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Texas Municipal League1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration
Sources

20 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

Senate 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 · April 23, 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 Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/27/2025 H Failed to pass to 3rd reading

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report

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

Sponsors
Tom OliversonRHouse 130

House committee · Land & Resource Management · Committee vote 6 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Local Government · Committee vote 6 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

HB 4812 by Oliverson (identical)

Subjects

City Government--Land Use & Zoning

County Government--Land Use & Zoning

Housing--General

Property Interests--Property Owners Association

Property Interests--Real Property

PLATTING

Text

The text as introduced · 272 words

89R15427 JBD-F

By: Creighton
S.B. No. 2703

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate

condominiums.

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

SECTION 1. Section 82.006, Property Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 82.006. APPLICABILITY OF LOCAL ORDINANCES,

REGULATIONS, AND BUILDING CODES. (a) A zoning, subdivision,

building code, or other real property use law, ordinance, or

regulation may not prohibit the condominium form of ownership or

impose any requirement on a condominium that it would not impose on

a physically identical development under a different form of

ownership. Except as provided by this section [ Otherwise ], this

chapter does not invalidate or modify any provision of any zoning,

subdivision, building code, or other real property use law,

ordinance, or regulation.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law:

(1) a condominium declaration is not a subdivision of

land for purposes of Chapter 212, 232, or 242, Local Government

Code; and

(2) a municipality or county may not require the

preparation or submission for approval of a subdivision plat in

connection with the creation or alteration of a condominium under

this chapter.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to a condominium declaration filed for recording on or after the

effective date of this Act. A condominium declaration filed for

recording before the effective date of this Act is governed by the

law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act,

and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

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