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Concerning city ordinances regarding vegetation planted in residential areas by landowners including property along curb lines
Sponsored by Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Cities cannot pass rules that stop homeowners in residential areas from growing very short plants or grass. This applies to plants that are only a few inches tall, including those near the curb that might block a driver's view.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a city from adopting or enforcing an ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that restricts an owner of real property located in a district zoned for residential use with a speed limit of miles per hour or less from growing purposely planted vegetation that is inches or less in height or, for that portion of the property abutting the curb line that may obstruct a motorist’s view, inches or less in height.
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- HF 159 Concerning city ordinances regarding vegetation planted in residential areas by landowners91st General Assembly · In committeeSimilar
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