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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 87(R)

House Bill 1558

House Author:  Button et al.

Effective:  9-1-21

Senate Sponsor:  Johnson


            House Bill 1558 amends the Government Code to require the system that the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs uses for scoring and ranking applications for a low income housing tax credit to encourage an applicant to give preference to low income veterans in leasing units if the application concerns a development that is or will be located in a county with a population of 1 million or more but less than 4 million and not more than two miles from a veterans hospital, veterans affairs medical center, or veterans affairs health care center.