LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 18, 2015

TO:
Honorable Kevin Eltife, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB267 by Perry (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.

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, CL, SD, EK