SRC-JEC S.B. 1474 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1474
By: West
State Affairs
4/14/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

The Fair Housing Act does not prohibit discrimination based on the source
of funding of a proposed housing development.  Opposition to proposed
affordable housing developments is sometimes aimed toward a development
being multi-family housing, but can also be targeted toward it being
state-funded affordable housing.  As proposed, S.B. 1474 prohibits
discrimination based on the source of funding for a proposed housing
development. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 301.021, Property Code, as follows:

Sec. 301.021.  New heading:  SALE, RENTAL, OR DEVELOPMENT.  (b)  Prohibits
discrimination based on the source of funding for a proposed housing
development in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale, rental, or
development of a dwelling or in providing services or facilities in
connection with a sale, rental, or development.   

(c)  Prohibits a person from discriminating in land use decisions or in
the permitting of development based on race, color, national origin, sex,
disability, familial status, religion, or, except as otherwise provided by
law, the source of financing of a development or proposed development. 

  (d)  Redesignated from previously existing Subsection (c).

SECTION  2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.