Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB2137: Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Status: Chaptered, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2306.67022, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: [ADDED: (d) The department may not:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: require as part of the threshold criteria under a ] [ADDED: qualified allocation plan that a public school campus with an ] [ADDED: attendance zone that contains the proposed development site satisfy ] [ADDED: certain criteria relating to educational quality, as specified by ] [ or] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: adopt a qualified allocation plan that uses a ] [ADDED: scoring system that awards points to an application based on ] [ADDED: criteria relating to the educational quality of a public school ] [ADDED: campus with an attendance zone that contains the proposed ] [ADDED: development site.] [ADDED: (e)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: This subsection and Subsection (d) expire September 1, ] [ADDED: 2027.] SECTION 2. (a) The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall conduct a study of the effects that the implementation of Section 2306.67022(d), Government Code, as added by this Act, has on the allocation of low income housing tax credits in this state. (b) Not later than November 1, 2027, the Texas Department of Housing and …
Sponsors
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026) · primary sponsor
- Carol Alvarado (D, SD-006)
- Borris Miles (D, SD-013)
- Charles Cunningham (R, HD-127)
- Sheryl Cole (D, HD-046)
- Shelley Luther (R, HD-062)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Filed without the Governor's signature
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House passage reported
- : Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- : Record vote (RV#3456)
- : Passed
Votes
- Local Government Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3456 (May 24, 2025): 91 yea, 44 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4067 (May 23, 2025): 122 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3397 (May 23, 2025): 101 yea, 36 nay, passed
- Rules suspended-Three day rule (May 12, 2025): 24 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Housing--General, HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF, Taxation--Property-Miscellaneous, Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability
Common questions
- What is SB2137?
- SB2137 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
- What does SB2137 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
- What is the status of SB2137?
- Chaptered as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2137?
- Jose Menendez (D, SD-026), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2137?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB02137
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