88R8919 JG-D
By: Zwiener H.B. No. 2996
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or
county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing
accommodations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 250.007(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) This section does not affect an ordinance or regulation
that prohibits the refusal to lease or rent a housing accommodation
to:
(1) a military veteran because of the veteran's lawful
source of income to pay rent;
(2) a victim of family violence, as defined by Section
51.002, Human Resources Code, because of the victim's lawful source
of income to pay rent; or
(3) a youth experiencing homelessness because of the
youth's lawful source of income to pay rent.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.