Bill was introduced in Sep/25, but I only got a whiff of it in the last couple of weeks
See House Bill HB1878: https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/pa/2025-2026/bills/PAB00038963/
Are there any other states/countries taking similar initiatives?
Summary:
Pennsylvania homeowners deserve the right to choose native plant species they desire for landscaping around their homes. However, work is needed to remove bottlenecks for homeowners to select native vegetation for their desired landscaping.
This legislation will prevent homeowners associations (HOAs) from unreasonably prohibiting the use of native plants for landscaping on private property. This ensures homeowners residing within an HOA the same ability to choose native landscaping as other homeowners.
Native plants provide many beneficial functions that many homeowners desire. These include being aesthetically pleasing and providing habitat for pollinators while being adapted to the site and typically requiring lower maintenance than non-native plants. […]
I don’t know if MN has this law but I did get a grant this year from the states Board of Water and Soil Resources to plant native as a lawn replacement. It’s amazing. It’s called Lawns to Legumes
https://bwsr.state.mn.us/l2l
MN passed a law in 2023 preventing cities from banning native lawns. It said notbong about HOAs, though. Even the state don’t wanna fuck with them, it seems. Link
Better than nothing