Amend CSHB 2 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the substitute and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the substitute accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 92.027 to read as follows:
Sec. 92.027. PROHIBITION ON RENT EXCEEDING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON APPRAISED VALUE. A landlord may not increase the total amount of rent charged to a tenant during a calendar year period by a percentage that is greater than the percentage increase in the appraised value of the leased property calculated under Section 23.23, Tax Code, for the preceding calendar year.