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  89R3895 MP-F     By: Guillen H.B. No. 1835       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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)   and (g) to read as follows:          (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   received.          (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   district boundaries:                 (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.