Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5255 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/02/2023

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 2, 2023       TO: Honorable J. M. Lozano, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB5255 by Lopez, Ray (relating to the collection and publication of affordable housing information by certain municipalities and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require certain municipalities to conduct annual surveys of all affordable housing units located in the municipality. Certain information about each affordable housing unit would be required to be made publicly available via a searchable database on an Internet website and a mobile application. Certain municipalities would be required to make this affordable housing data available to state agencies upon request. The bill would require the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer these provisions.   Local Government ImpactThere could be costs to certain municipalities related to conducting the annual surveys the bill would require, as well as costs associated with creating or maintaining databases, Internet websites, and mobile applications.   Source Agencies: b > td > 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, BC, DPE

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 2, 2023

 

 

  TO: Honorable J. M. Lozano, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB5255 by Lopez, Ray (relating to the collection and publication of affordable housing information by certain municipalities and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted   

TO: Honorable J. M. Lozano, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB5255 by Lopez, Ray (relating to the collection and publication of affordable housing information by certain municipalities and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 Honorable J. M. Lozano, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs

 Honorable J. M. Lozano, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB5255 by Lopez, Ray (relating to the collection and publication of affordable housing information by certain municipalities and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 

 HB5255 by Lopez, Ray (relating to the collection and publication of affordable housing information by certain municipalities and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require certain municipalities to conduct annual surveys of all affordable housing units located in the municipality. Certain information about each affordable housing unit would be required to be made publicly available via a searchable database on an Internet website and a mobile application. Certain municipalities would be required to make this affordable housing data available to state agencies upon request. The bill would require the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer these provisions. 

 Local Government Impact

There could be costs to certain municipalities related to conducting the annual surveys the bill would require, as well as costs associated with creating or maintaining databases, Internet websites, and mobile applications. 

Source Agencies: b > td > 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs

332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, BC, DPE

JMc, AF, BC, DPE