SB2413 - Relating to the applicability of certain laws to tiny homes and tiny home communities.

  89R14341 BEE-F     By: Hagenbuch S.B. No. 2413       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the applicability of certain laws to tiny homes and tiny   home communities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 94.002, Property Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:           (c)     This chapter does not apply to a tiny home community or   tiny home.   For purposes of this subsection:                 (1)  "Tiny home" means a moveable trailer:                       (A)  with a home affixed to a single chassis:                             (i)     which is a transportable unit that has a   body not wider than 14 feet and is designed to provide living   quarters for not more than one household when connected to   utilities necessary for operation of installed fixtures and   appliances; and                             (ii)     the total area of which in a setup   mode, when measured from the maximum dimensions of the exterior   surface of the exterior stud walls, not including any bay windows or   protrusions, does not exceed 500 square feet;                       (B)  that is not:                             (i)     a recreational vehicle as defined by   Section 522.004(b), Transportation Code;                             (ii)     a park model trailer that is designed   to be used for human habitation, with or without a permanent   foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and that:                                   (a)     is less than eight feet six inches   in width and 45 feet in length in the traveling mode;                                   (b)     includes the plumbing, heating,   air conditioning, and electrical systems; and                                   (c)     is not required to be affixed with   a label or decal issued by the United States Department of Housing   and Urban Development and by the Texas Department of Housing and   Community Affairs; or                             (iii)     a manufactured home as defined by   Section 94.001, Property Code; and                       (C)     that may not be titled as a vehicle with the   Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.                 (2)  "Tiny home community" means real property that:                         (A)     is rented or held out for rent to others for   the placement of two or more tiny homes;                       (B)  is not:                             (i)     a recreational vehicle park as defined   by Section 13.087, Water Code, and not under ownership of a   recreational vehicle park; or                             (ii)     a manufactured home community as   defined by Section 94.001 and not under ownership of a manufactured   home community;                       (C)  is subject to property tax; and                       (D)     is metered by a utility company to the owners   of the tiny homes on the property.          SECTION 2.  Section 522.004(b), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  In this section, "recreational vehicle" means a motor   vehicle primarily designed as temporary living quarters for   recreational camping or travel use. The term includes a travel   trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.   The term   does not include a tiny home as defined by Section 94.002(c),   Property Code.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.