89R12126 MZM-D
By: Ward Johnson H.B. No. 3340
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a municipality to establish rent
control for persons 65 years of age or older.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 214.902, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to
read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the authority provided by Subsection
(a), the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may
establish rent control for persons 65 years of age or older.
(b) The governing body shall continue or discontinue rent
control established under Subsection (a) in the same manner that
the governor continues or discontinues a state of disaster under
Section 418.014, Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.