2016 House Bill 5465

Revise halfway-house zoning restriction

Introduced in the House

March 15, 2016

Introduced by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To revise a law that prohibits local zoning codes from excluding a “state licensed residential facility” from locating in a residential neighborhood, by allowing locals to restrict facilities with more than six residents from areas zoned for single family homes only. This applies to “halfway houses,” adult foster care homes and similar arrangements.

Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance