Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4125 by Israel (Relating to the creation of tenant legal services offices by local governments to assist low-income residential tenants in eviction cases and in cases involving discrimination based on the tenants’ disabilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize local governments to create tenant legal services offices and details certain operational requirements for these offices.
Local Government Impact
According to the Texas Municipal League, no significant impact to cities is anticipated.
According to the Texas Association of Counties, the bill could have a fiscal impact on a county that establishes a tenant legal services office. However, the authority to establish these offices is discretionary, and as a result, the fiscal impact cannot be determined.