Relating to county regulation related to infrastructure planning for subdivisions and county authority to regulate building and set-back lines.
HB 3892 limits county regulatory authority over subdivision development in Texas. It prohibits counties from regulating aspects like minimum lot sizes, building floor space ratios, or the number of residential units per acre (density restrictions). The bill allows counties to establish reasonable building set-back lines and lot frontage standards only on *existing* county roads, not new roads, with specific limits (25 feet for regular roads, 50 feet for major highways). This directly affects how counties can plan and regulate new residential subdivisions and infrastructure. The bill was introduced by Representative Bell and failed to pass in the 2025 legislative session.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action May 13, 2025
Floor votes · House May 12, 2025
How they voted
80–52
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 144
May 12, 2025
D
Democratic59
54% Nay
R
Republican85
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 12, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (80-52-12)
house
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
Co
Don McLaughlin
RRepublican
Co
Janis Holt
RRepublican
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