HB 3798
AN ACT relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Prevents municipalities from prohibiting or charging fees for removing Ashe juniper trees on residential properties. Specifically, the legislation allows homeowners and property owners to remove Ashe juniper trees without local government restrictions, particularly if the tree is diseased, dead, poses an imminent threat, or is located on residential land. The law takes effect on September 1, 2025, giving municipalities time to adjust their local tree removal ordinances.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 212.905(h), Local Government Code, is (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 (3) an Ashe juniper tree located on a residential SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper
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