Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	By: LaMantia S.B. No. 2239
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study
7	7	housing supply and affordability.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subchapter HH, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is
10	10	amended by adding Section 2306.806 to read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 2306.806. ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO STUDY HOUSING SUPPLY
12	12	AND AFFORDABILITY. (a) In this section, "political subdivision"
13	13	means a county or municipality.
14	14	(b) An advisory committee is established to conduct a
15	15	decennial study on housing supply and affordability in this state.
16	16	(c) For each study conducted under this section, the
17	17	advisory committee is composed of the following 15 members:
18	18	(1) two state senators appointed by the lieutenant
19	19	governor;
20	20	(2) two state representatives appointed by the speaker
21	21	of the house of representatives;
22	22	(3) the director or the director's designee;
23	23	(4) two individuals appointed by the speaker of the
24	24	house of representatives who represent the home building industry,
25	25	one of whom must represent builders of rental housing and one of
26	26	whom must represent housing built for sale;
27	27	(5) two individuals appointed by the lieutenant
28	28	governor who represent a political subdivision or a statewide
29	29	organization that represents political subdivisions;
30	30	(6) two academic professionals who study housing
31	31	supply constraints, one of whom is appointed by the lieutenant
32	32	governor and one of whom is appointed by the speaker of the house of
33	33	representatives;
34	34	(7) one individual appointed by the speaker of the
35	35	house of representatives who represents a trade association
36	36	consisting of members who are licensed real estate sales agents;
37	37	(8) one individual appointed by the lieutenant
38	38	governor who represents a statewide nonprofit housing advocacy
39	39	group;
40	40	(9) one individual appointed by the speaker of the
41	41	house of representatives who represents a trade association
42	42	consisting of members who own, build, or operate extensively in the
43	43	home building industry; and
44	44	(10) one individual appointed by the lieutenant
45	45	governor who represents a trade association consisting of members
46	46	who own, build, or operate extensively, as determined by the
47	47	lieutenant governor, in the apartment industry.
48	48	(d) Not later than one year preceding the date on which a
49	49	decennial report is required to be submitted under Subsection (j),
50	50	the appropriate appointing authorities under Subsection (c) shall
51	51	appoint the members to the advisory committee in the manner
52	52	required by that subsection.
53	53	(e) An advisory committee member serves in that position
54	54	only for the study for which the member was appointed, and the
55	55	member's term expires after the applicable report is submitted
56	56	under Subsection (j).
57	57	(f) An advisory committee member is not entitled to
58	58	compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in carrying out
59	59	advisory committee duties.
60	60	(g) For each study conducted under this section, the
61	61	lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives
62	62	shall each designate one member appointed under Subsection (c)(1)
63	63	or (c)(2), as applicable, to serve as co-chairs of the advisory
64	64	committee.
65	65	(h) Each advisory committee shall meet at the call of the
66	66	co-chairs appointed under Subsection (g).
67	67	(i) In conducting the study under this section, the advisory
68	68	committee shall:
69	69	(1) evaluate existing data sources and develop new
70	70	data on improving housing supply and affordability;
71	71	(2) evaluate the review processes of political
72	72	subdivisions that permit new housing developments;
73	73	(3) evaluate the rate at which political subdivisions
74	74	approve new housing developments by right;
75	75	(4) evaluate the timelines by which political
76	76	subdivisions approve new housing developments, factoring in any
77	77	pre-submission requirements;
78	78	(5) evaluate impact and permitting fees for new
79	79	housing developments;
80	80	(6) identify the number of each particular type of new
81	81	housing development, aggregated and disaggregated by the
82	82	permitting political subdivision and development type, including
83	83	accessory dwelling units, small-lot homes, townhomes, mobile
84	84	homes, and below market rate housing;
85	85	(7) identify state grants from any source that may be
86	86	used to reward political subdivisions with rules that support
87	87	abundant, relatively low-cost housing construction;
88	88	(8) develop methods to identify and award grants to
89	89	political subdivisions based on housing market outcomes or housing
90	90	policies, which may require the political subdivision to:
91	91	(A) demonstrate that the political subdivision
92	92	permits new housing developments at a rate that is in the top half
93	93	of political subdivisions in this state;
94	94	(B) demonstrate that the political subdivision
95	95	permits new housing developments at a rate that is in the top half
96	96	of political subdivisions in this state for relatively low-cost
97	97	housing, including multifamily housing, manufactured homes,
98	98	townhomes on less than 4,000 square feet of land per unit, and
99	99	accessory dwelling units; or
100	100	(C) zone in a manner that ensures a sufficient
101	101	housing supply is created based on market demand;
102	102	(9) evaluate a political subdivision's use of general
103	103	obligation bond proceeds to engage in affordable housing-related
104	104	projects; and
105	105	(10) evaluate the efficacy of the owning and operating
106	106	of employee housing by political subdivisions.
107	107	(j) For each study conducted under this section, the
108	108	advisory committee shall prepare and submit to the legislature a
109	109	written report that summarizes the results of the study conducted
110	110	under this section. The report must:
111	111	(1) include specific legislative and funding
112	112	recommendations to improve housing supply and affordability issues
113	113	in this state; and
114	114	(2) recommend policy changes at the state and local
115	115	level to facilitate data collection on and improve housing supply
116	116	and affordability issues in this state.
117	117	(k) The advisory committee may accept gifts, grants, and
118	118	donations from any source to carry out the committee's duties under
119	119	this section.
120	120	(l) Not later than September 1, 2024, and every 10 years
121	121	thereafter, the advisory committee shall submit the report required
122	122	under Subsection (j).
123	123	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
124	124	of this Act, the appropriate appointing authorities shall make the
125	125	first appointments to the advisory committee as required by Section
126	126	2306.806(c), Government Code, as added by this Act.
127	127	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.