By Turner of Harris H.B. No. 3206 77R7168 SGA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the selection of tenants in multifamily rental housing 1-3 developments funded or administered by the Texas Department of 1-4 Housing and Community Affairs. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 2306.269, Government Code, is amended to 1-7 read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 2306.269. TENANT AND MANAGER SELECTION. (a) The 1-9 department shall set standards for tenant and management selection 1-10 by a housing sponsor. 1-11 (b) The department shall prohibit multifamily rental housing 1-12 developments funded or administered by the department from: 1-13 (1) excluding an individual or family from admission 1-14 to the development because the individual or family participates in 1-15 the housing choice voucher program under Section 8, United States 1-16 Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f), as amended; and 1-17 (2) using a financial or minimum income standard for 1-18 an individual or family participating in the voucher program 1-19 described by Subdivision (1) that requires the individual or family 1-20 to have a monthly income of more than 2-1/2 times the individual's 1-21 or family's share of the total monthly rent payable to the owner of 1-22 the development unit. 1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.