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TexasHB 203789th Legislature Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.

Sponsored By: Drew Darby, Shelley Luther, Mayes Middleton (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & ProfessionsProperty Interests--Landlord & TenantEMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Renters gain email options for deposit notices

These Texas rules cover residential and manufactured-home leases entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2025. Earlier leases remain under prior law. Covered security-deposit notices and related communications can use email if the tenant and landlord or agent previously communicated by email. The landlord or agent can name a specific email address for the tenant to use. Managing agents, leasing agents, and resident managers act for landlords in these covered notices and communications.

Updated rules for renter-arranged repairs

These Texas rules cover residential and manufactured-home leases entered into or renewed on or after September 1, 2025. Earlier leases remain under prior law. Repairs under a tenant’s notice of intent to repair require an independent company, contractor, or repair worker. Phone-directory and newspaper-listing requirements are removed, but workers must hold any required municipal license. Unless landlord and tenant agree otherwise, tenants cannot use themselves, immediate family, their employer or employees, or companies they partly own. For residential buildings with two or more homes, these repairs cannot involve foundations or weight-bearing structural parts. For manufactured-home lots, these repairs cannot involve foundations or weight-bearing structural parts, regardless of the number of homes.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Drew Darby

    House

  • Shelley Luther

    House

  • Mayes Middleton

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 287 • No: 1

Senate vote • 5/28/2025

Record vote

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/28/2025

Record vote

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 5/2/2025

Record vote

Yes: 126 • No: 1

House vote • 5/1/2025

Record vote

Yes: 140 • No: 0

Senate vote • Unknown

Committee vote: Business & Commerce

Yes: 11 • No: 0

House vote • Unknown

Committee vote: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    6/20/2025House

  2. Signed by the Governor

    6/20/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor

    5/31/2025House

  4. Signed in the Senate

    5/31/2025Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    5/30/2025House

  6. Reported enrolled

    5/30/2025House

  7. Senate passage reported

    5/29/2025House

  8. Record vote

    5/28/2025Senate

  9. Passed

    5/28/2025Senate

  10. Read 3rd time

    5/28/2025Senate

  11. Record vote

    5/28/2025Senate

  12. Three day rule suspended

    5/28/2025Senate

  13. Vote recorded in Journal

    5/28/2025Senate

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    5/28/2025Senate

  15. Laid before the Senate

    5/28/2025Senate

  16. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    5/28/2025Senate

  17. Committee report printed and distributed

    5/25/2025Senate

  18. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    5/25/2025Senate

  19. Reported favorably w/o amendments

    5/25/2025Senate

  20. Vote taken in committee

    5/25/2025Senate

  21. Considered in public hearing

    5/25/2025Senate

  22. Left pending in committee

    5/23/2025Senate

  23. Testimony taken in committee

    5/23/2025Senate

  24. Considered in public hearing

    5/23/2025Senate

  25. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    5/23/2025Senate

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