| 1 | 1 | | 88R8919 JG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zwiener H.B. No. 2996 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or |
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| 8 | 8 | | county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing |
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| 9 | 9 | | accommodations. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 250.007(b), Local Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (b) This section does not affect an ordinance or regulation |
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| 14 | 14 | | that prohibits the refusal to lease or rent a housing accommodation |
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| 15 | 15 | | to: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) a military veteran because of the veteran's lawful |
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| 17 | 17 | | source of income to pay rent; |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) a victim of family violence, as defined by Section |
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| 19 | 19 | | 51.002, Human Resources Code, because of the victim's lawful source |
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| 20 | 20 | | of income to pay rent; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) a youth experiencing homelessness because of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | youth's lawful source of income to pay rent. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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