# Texas SB 15: Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. Texas SB 15, Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Donna Campbell (Republican), Brandon Creighton (Republican) and 8 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Effective on 9/1/25) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB15-89R - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Texas SB 15 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session - Title: Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-04 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Effective on 9/1/25 - Sponsors: Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Donna Campbell (Republican), Brandon Creighton (Republican), Gary Gates, Roland Gutierrez (Democratic), Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Bryan Hughes (Republican), Mayes Middleton (Republican), Robert Nichols (Republican), Angela Paxton (Republican), Royce West (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations, City Government--Land Use & Zoning, Civil Remedies & Liabilities, Housing--General, Property Interests--General, Property Interests--Property Owners Association, COURT OF APPEALS, TEXAS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (542 yes, 229 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - People can challenge city zoning violations: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, people harmed by violations of these zoning limits, and qualifying housing groups, can sue. They can sue the city or its officers or employees acting in their official roles. Cases must be filed in a county where the property lies, wholly or partly. Courts can declare l… - Cities must allow smaller home lots: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, covered Texas cities cannot require home lots larger than 3,000 square feet, wider than 30 feet, or deeper than 75 feet. They also cannot use density rules to block a single-family home on a 3,000-square-foot lot. These rules cover cities with more than 150,000 people,… - Cities can charge small-lot development fees: cost, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, covered cities can charge permit fees for small-lot development equal to those for single-family lots. They can also charge impact fees only as allowed by Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code. This applies to lots of 4,000 square feet or less within the qualif… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Donna Campbell (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Brandon Creighton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Gary Gates, House - Sponsor: Roland Gutierrez (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Bryan Hughes (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Mayes Middleton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Robert Nichols (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Angela Paxton (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Royce West (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Carol Alvarado (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nathan Johnson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lois Kolkhorst (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tan Parker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-01 | House | Record vote | pass | 78 | 57 | | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-05-31 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-05-28 | House | Record vote | pass | 86 | 43 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 87 | 48 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 97 | 26 | | | 2025-05-27 | House | Record vote | pass | 78 | 47 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 29 | 2 | | ## Actions (104) - 2025-06-20: Effective on 9/1/25 (House) - 2025-06-20: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-06-03: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-06-02: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-06-02: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Reported enrolled (Senate) - 2025-06-01: House adopts conf. comm. report-reported (Senate) - 2025-06-01: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-06-01: Record vote (RV#4137) (House) - 2025-06-01: House adopts conference committee report (House) - 2025-05-31: Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported (House) - 2025-05-31: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Senate adopts conference committee report (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2025-05-31: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-05-30: Conf. 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Report distributed (House) - 2025-05-30: Conference committee report filed (Senate) - 2025-05-30: House appoints conferees-reported (Senate) - 2025-05-30: House grants request for conf comm-reported (Senate) - 2025-05-30: House appoints conferees (House) - 2025-05-30: House grants request for conference committee (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate appoints conferees-reported (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate requests conference committee-reported (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate refuses to concur-reported (House) - 2025-05-29: Senate appoints conferees (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate requests conference committee (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Senate refuses to concur (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Read (Senate) - 2025-05-29: House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-28: House passage as amended reported (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-28: Record vote (RV#3837) (House) - 2025-05-28: Passed (House) - 2025-05-28: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-05-28: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3691) (House) - 2025-05-27: Passed to 3rd reading as amended (House) - 2025-05-27: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3690) (House) - 2025-05-27: Amended (2-Romero) (House) - 2025-05-27: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-05-27: Record vote (RV#3689) (House) - 2025-05-27: Amended (1-Gates) (House) - 2025-05-27: Point of order overruled (Rule 6, Section 7(a)(2)) (House) - 2025-05-27: Amendment(s) offered (1-Gates) (House) - 2025-05-27: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-05-27: Placed on Major State Calendar (House) - 2025-05-25: Considered in Calendars (House) - 2025-05-25: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-05-25: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-05-25: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-05-25: Reported favorably as substituted (House) - 2025-05-25: Committee substitute considered in committee (House) - 2025-05-25: Considered in formal meeting (House) - 2025-05-25: Returned to committee (House) - 2025-05-25: Point of order sustained (Rule 8, Section 10(b)) (House) - 2025-05-25: Laid out as postponed business (House) - 2025-05-24: Postponed (5/24/25 9:30 PM) (House) - 2025-05-24: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-05-24: Placed on General State Calendar (House) - 2025-05-22: Considered in Calendars (House) - 2025-04-29: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-04-28: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-04-28: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-04-17: Reported favorably as substituted (House) - 2025-04-17: Committee substitute considered in committee (House) - 2025-04-17: Considered in public hearing (House) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Land & Resource Management (House) - 2025-04-09: Read first time (House) - 2025-03-20: Received from the Senate (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Passed (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Three day rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Passed to engrossment as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Amendment(s) offered (FA2 Menéndez) (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Amendment(s) offered (FA1 Parker) (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Placed on intent calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Reported favorably w/o amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Left pending in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Testimony taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Referred to Local Government (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Co-author authorized (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Filed (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015S.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent… (vetoed) - SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by… (vetoed) - SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; req… (vetoed) - SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court… (vetoed) - SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans. 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(became law) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00015S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB00015S.PDF) ## Related - [SB 2111: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proce…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2111-89R) - [SB 1838: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1838-89R) - [SB 3: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB3-89R) - [SB 2878: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB2878-89R) - [SB 646: Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB646-89R) - [HB 4325: Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB4325-89R) - [Texas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas/bills) - [Texas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB15-89R (as of 2026-10-19).