87R3550 JG-F
By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 716
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on mold contamination in housing developments
supported by financial assistance administered by the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
(b) Using existing resources, the department shall conduct
a study on the number of incidents and causes of mold contamination
in housing developments that are wholly or partly supported by
financial assistance administered by the department.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2022, the department shall
prepare and submit to the legislature a written report that
summarizes the results of the study conducted under this section
and recommends a course of action for preventing and remediating
incidents and causes of mold contamination in housing developments
that are wholly or partly supported by financial assistance
administered by the department.
SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2023.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.