LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 29, 2015

TO:
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.


Source Agencies:
332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs
LBB Staff:
UP, KVe, SD, EK, CL