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Concerning city ordinances regarding vegetation planted in residential areas by landowners
Sponsored by Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 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 plants that are 42 inches tall or shorter. This law applies to neighborhoods where the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or less. It protects a person's right to plant vegetation on their own property.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 25 miles per hour or less from growing purposely planted vegetation that is 42 inches or less in height.
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- HF 456 Concerning city ordinances regarding vegetation planted in residential areas by landowners…91st General Assembly · In committeeSimilar
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