Honorable Carol Alvarado, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2909 by Springer (Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 250 of the Local Government Code to prohibit a municipality or county from adopting or enforcing an ordinance that prohibits an individual from refusing to lease or rent a housing accommodation to a person due to a person's source of income to pay rent, including a housing voucher. The bill would not affect an ordinance or regulation adopted before January 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.