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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal permitting requirements for certain |
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development projects supported with low income housing tax credit |
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allocations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 214, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 214.9041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 214.9041. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF BUILDING PERMITS IN |
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CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES; AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. (a) This |
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section applies only to a municipality with a population of more |
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than 100,000. |
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(b) In this section, "affordable housing project" means a |
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housing development project that has received an allocation of low |
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income housing tax credits under Subchapter DD, Chapter 2306, |
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Government Code. |
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(c) An application for a building permit for an affordable |
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housing project submitted to a municipality for review must be |
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granted or denied by the municipality in no more than 50 percent of |
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the time allotted by the municipality to grant or deny any |
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residential building permit application. |
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(d) If the municipality has adopted an accelerated |
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residential building permit review process, an applicant for a |
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building permit for an affordable housing project shall be allowed |
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to submit the application for review under the accelerated process. |
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SECTION 2. Section 214.9041, Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to an application for a building |
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permit submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |