Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB21: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Status: Signed into law, May 28, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
From the enrolled text, May 15, 2025:
AN ACT relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 394.004, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 394.004. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS. This chapter applies only to a residential development at least 90 percent of which is for use by or is intended to be occupied by[ADDED: households][[DELETED: persons]] of low and moderate income whose adjusted gross income [[DELETED: , together with the adjusted ] [DELETED: gross income of all persons who intend to reside with those persons ] [DELETED: in one dwelling unit,]] did not for the preceding tax year exceed the maximum amount constituting moderate income[ADDED: as defined]under the housing finance corporation's rules, resolutions relating to the issuance of bonds, or financing documents relating to the issuance of bonds. SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 394, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 394.0045 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 394.0045.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS AND OPEN ] [ADDED: RECORDS LAWS. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to actions ] [ADDED: and proceedings under this chapter.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: Chapter 552, Government Code, applies to all records of ] [ADDED: a housing finance corporation.] SECTION 3. The heading to …
Sponsors
- Gary Gates (R, HD-028) · primary sponsor
- Giovanni Capriglione (R, HD-098)
- Trey Martinez Fischer (D, HD-116)
- Carl Tepper (R, HD-084)
- Cecil Bell (R, HD-003)
- Daniel Alders (R, HD-006)
- Alma Allen (D, HD-131)
- Jeff Barry (R, HD-029)
- Keith Bell (R, HD-004)
- Salman Bhojani (D, HD-092)
- Greg Bonnen (R, HD-024)
- Brad Buckley (R, HD-054)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Record vote
Votes
- Local Government Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 8 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3912 (May 23, 2025): 109 yea, 27 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 14, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Read 3rd time (May 14, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2047 (May 10, 2025): 113 yea, 15 nay, passed
Subjects: Housing--General, Housing--Finance, HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF, Property Interests--Landlord & Tenant, AUDITS & AUDITORS, City Government--Land Use & Zoning, Taxation--Property-Exemptions, County Government--Land Use & Zoning
Common questions
- What is HB21?
- HB21 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
- What does HB21 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
- What is the status of HB21?
- Signed into law as of May 28, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (May 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB21?
- Gary Gates (R, HD-028), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB21?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB00021
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