SB 785

relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 1201.008, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsections (d-1)
(b)  Subject to Subsection (g), on [On] application, the
municipality shall permit the installation of a HUD-code
manufactured home for use as a dwelling in any area determined
appropriate by the municipality, including a subdivision, planned
unit development, single lot, and rental community or park.  An
application to install a new HUD-code manufactured home for use as a
dwelling is considered to be granted unless the municipality in
writing denies the application and states the reason for the denial
not later than the 45th day after the date the application is
(d)  Except as approved by the department and subject to
Subsection (d-1), a local governmental unit may not require a
permit, a fee, a bond, or insurance for the transportation and
installation of manufactured housing by a licensed retailer or
installer.  This subsection does not prohibit the collection of
actual costs incurred by a local governmental unit that result from
the transportation of a manufactured home.
(d-1)  A municipality may not unreasonably regulate or
restrict the installation of new HUD-code manufactured homes.  A
municipality may not require a specific use permit or other permit
that serves a similar purpose to a specific use permit for a new
HUD-code manufactured home that has been constructed in accordance
with federal law and this chapter.
(g)  A municipality with zoning regulations or zoning
(1)  shall permit the installation of a new HUD-code
manufactured home for use as a dwelling under at least one:
(A)  residential zoning classification; or
(B)  type of residential zoning district; and
(2)  may not adopt or enforce other zoning regulations
or zoning district boundaries that directly or indirectly prohibit
the installation of new HUD-code manufactured homes in all
residential zoning classifications or types of residential zoning
districts adopted by the municipality.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.