Amend HB 12 on third reading (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Subtitle C, Title 7, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 247 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 247. CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 247.001. PROHIBITION AGAINST REGULATING RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES BASED ON IMMIGRATION STATUS. (a) A political subdivision may not adopt a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the political subdivision requires a landlord to:

(1) refuse to lease to a prospective tenant or renew the lease of a tenant solely on the basis of the immigration status of the tenant or a member of the tenant's family; or

(2) inquire as to the immigration status of a tenant or prospective tenant or a member of the tenant's family.

(b) To the extent the prohibition imposed by Subsection (a) conflicts with common law, another state statute, or a local rule, order, ordinance, or policy, the prohibition in Subsection (a) prevails.