LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 30, 2021

TO:	Honorable Paul Bettencourt, Chair, Senate Committee on Local Government
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB796 by Schwertner (Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the purchase or conversion by a municipality of property to house homeless individuals.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Local Government Code to set out special hearing and notice requirements for the purchase or conversion of a property to house homeless individuals by the governing body of a municipality.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Municipal League, the bill's requirement that a municipality provide notice by certified mail to each residence located within a two-mile radius of the property the municipality propose to purchase would cause a significant but indeterminate negative impact to municipalities. 

The City of Houston anticipates a significant negative fiscal impact, including additional costs involved with having to secure a venue that meets the two-mile radius requirement.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JMc, AF, CMA, ANE