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Senate Agriculture committee sends 'Free the Chicken' bill to the floor after testimony from homeowners
Summary
Sen. Tammy Nichols presented Senate Bill 1026 to prohibit homeowners associations from outright banning backyard chickens while allowing reasonable coop and nuisance regulations; the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. Testimony came from homeowners who said HOA rules had prevented them from keeping hens.
Sen. Tammy Nichols, R–District 10, introduced Senate Bill 1026, which she described informally as the “Free the Chicken Bill.” Nichols told the Senate Agriculture Committee the bill is intended to protect homeowners’ property rights by preventing homeowners associations (HOAs) from outright banning the keeping of a limited number of backyard hens, while still allowing HOAs to adopt reasonable rules concerning coop placement, waste management and prohibitions on roosters.
“Senate bill 10 26 ensures that homeowners and HOAs have the same rights as those not governed by…
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