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1	1	88R9647 JG-D
2	2	By: Stucky H.B. No. 3074
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study
8	8	housing supply and affordability.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subchapter HH, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Section 2306.806 to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 2306.806. ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO STUDY HOUSING SUPPLY
13	13	AND AFFORDABILITY. (a) In this section, "political subdivision"
14	14	means a county or municipality.
15	15	(b) An advisory committee is established to conduct a
16	16	decennial study on housing supply and affordability in this state.
17	17	(c) For each study conducted under this section, the
18	18	advisory committee is composed of the following 15 members:
19	19	(1) two state senators appointed by the lieutenant
20	20	governor;
21	21	(2) two state representatives appointed by the speaker
22	22	of the house of representatives;
23	23	(3) the director or the director's designee;
24	24	(4) two individuals appointed by the speaker of the
25	25	house of representatives who represent the home building industry,
26	26	one of whom must represent builders of rental housing and one of
27	27	whom must represent housing built for sale;
28	28	(5) two individuals appointed by the lieutenant
29	29	governor who represent a political subdivision or a statewide
30	30	organization that represents political subdivisions;
31	31	(6) two academic professionals who study housing
32	32	supply constraints, one of whom is appointed by the lieutenant
33	33	governor and one of whom is appointed by the speaker of the house of
34	34	representatives;
35	35	(7) one individual appointed by the speaker of the
36	36	house of representatives who represents a trade association
37	37	consisting of members who are licensed real estate sales agents;
38	38	(8) one individual appointed by the lieutenant
39	39	governor who represents a statewide nonprofit housing advocacy
40	40	group;
41	41	(9) one individual appointed by the speaker of the
42	42	house of representatives who represents a trade association
43	43	consisting of members who own, build, or operate extensively in the
44	44	home building industry; and
45	45	(10) one individual appointed by the lieutenant
46	46	governor who represents a trade association consisting of members
47	47	who own, build, or operate extensively, as determined by the
48	48	lieutenant governor, in the apartment industry.
49	49	(d) Not later than one year preceding the date on which a
50	50	decennial report is required to be submitted under Subsection (j),
51	51	the appropriate appointing authorities under Subsection (c) shall
52	52	appoint the members to the advisory committee in the manner
53	53	required by that subsection.
54	54	(e) An advisory committee member serves in that position
55	55	only for the study for which the member was appointed, and the
56	56	member's term expires after the applicable report is submitted
57	57	under Subsection (j).
58	58	(f) An advisory committee member is not entitled to
59	59	compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in carrying out
60	60	advisory committee duties.
61	61	(g) For each study conducted under this section, the
62	62	lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives
63	63	shall each designate one member appointed under Subsection (c)(1)
64	64	or (c)(2), as applicable, to serve as co-chairs of the advisory
65	65	committee.
66	66	(h) Each advisory committee shall meet at the call of the
67	67	co-chairs appointed under Subsection (g).
68	68	(i) In conducting the study under this section, the advisory
69	69	committee shall:
70	70	(1) evaluate existing data sources and develop new
71	71	data on improving housing supply and affordability;
72	72	(2) evaluate the review processes of political
73	73	subdivisions that permit new housing developments;
74	74	(3) evaluate the rate at which political subdivisions
75	75	approve new housing developments by right;
76	76	(4) evaluate the timelines by which political
77	77	subdivisions approve new housing developments, factoring in any
78	78	pre-submission requirements;
79	79	(5) evaluate impact and permitting fees for new
80	80	housing developments;
81	81	(6) identify the number of each particular type of new
82	82	housing development, aggregated and disaggregated by the
83	83	permitting political subdivision and development type, including
84	84	accessory dwelling units, small-lot homes, townhomes, mobile
85	85	homes, and below market rate housing;
86	86	(7) identify state grants from any source that may be
87	87	used to reward political subdivisions with rules that support
88	88	abundant, relatively low-cost housing construction;
89	89	(8) develop methods to identify and award grants to
90	90	political subdivisions based on housing market outcomes or housing
91	91	policies, which may require the political subdivision to:
92	92	(A) demonstrate that the political subdivision
93	93	permits new housing developments at a rate that is in the top half
94	94	of political subdivisions in this state;
95	95	(B) demonstrate that the political subdivision
96	96	permits new housing developments at a rate that is in the top half
97	97	of political subdivisions in this state for relatively low-cost
98	98	housing, including multifamily housing, manufactured homes,
99	99	townhomes on less than 4,000 square feet of land per unit, and
100	100	accessory dwelling units; or
101	101	(C) zone in a manner that ensures a sufficient
102	102	housing supply is created based on market demand;
103	103	(9) evaluate a political subdivision's use of general
104	104	obligation bond proceeds to engage in affordable housing-related
105	105	projects; and
106	106	(10) evaluate the efficacy of the owning and operating
107	107	of employee housing by political subdivisions.
108	108	(j) For each study conducted under this section, the
109	109	advisory committee shall prepare and submit to the legislature a
110	110	written report that summarizes the results of the study conducted
111	111	under this section. The report must:
112	112	(1) include specific legislative and funding
113	113	recommendations to improve housing supply and affordability issues
114	114	in this state; and
115	115	(2) recommend policy changes at the state and local
116	116	level to facilitate data collection on and improve housing supply
117	117	and affordability issues in this state.
118	118	(k) The advisory committee may accept gifts, grants, and
119	119	donations from any source to carry out the committee's duties under
120	120	this section.
121	121	(l) Not later than September 1, 2024, and every 10 years
122	122	thereafter, the advisory committee shall submit the report required
123	123	under Subsection (j).
124	124	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
125	125	of this Act, the appropriate appointing authorities shall make the
126	126	first appointments to the advisory committee as required by Section
127	127	2306.806(c), Government Code, as added by this Act.
128	128	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.