H.B. No. 1278 AN ACT relating to public hearings on homelessness issues held by the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2306.907(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The council shall annually [may] hold [, throughout the state,] public hearings on homelessness issues in at least one county located in a rural area of this state and one county located in an urban area of this state. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1278 was passed by the House on April 30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 94, Nays 47, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1278 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor