Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R4134 JG-D
2	2	By: Lopez of Bexar H.B. No. 634
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the creation of a task force to evaluate the housing
10	10	needs of senior citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
11	11	transgender, queer, or questioning.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "task force" means the task
14	14	force established under this section.
15	15	(b) The task force is established to evaluate the housing
16	16	needs of senior citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
17	17	transgender, queer, or questioning and to develop potential housing
18	18	solutions to address those needs and provide to those senior
19	19	citizens safe, affordable housing options. In conducting the
20	20	evaluation, the task force shall assess the evolving housing needs
21	21	of senior citizens who may need to transition into a long-term care
22	22	facility, including an assisted living facility or a nursing
23	23	facility.
24	24	(c) The task force is composed of the following 10 members:
25	25	(1) the chair of the LGBTQ caucus of the house of
26	26	representatives, to serve as presiding officer of the task force;
27	27	(2) three members appointed by the governor;
28	28	(3) three members appointed by the lieutenant
29	29	governor; and
30	30	(4) three members appointed by the speaker of the
31	31	house of representatives.
32	32	(d) In making the appointments under Subsection (c) of this
33	33	section, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of
34	34	the house of representatives shall each:
35	35	(1) seek input from appropriately qualified
36	36	organizations and stakeholders, including the Coalition for Aging
37	37	LGBT and Equality Texas; and
38	38	(2) appoint:
39	39	(A) an appropriately qualified individual who is
40	40	a representative of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer,
41	41	or questioning community;
42	42	(B) an individual with appropriate expertise on
43	43	issues faced by the aging population who may be a representative of
44	44	the Coalition for Aging LGBT, assisted living facilities, or
45	45	nursing facilities; and
46	46	(C) an individual with appropriate expertise in
47	47	the area of public safety and housing who may be a representative of
48	48	the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
49	49	(e) The governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker
50	50	of the house of representatives shall each make the appointments
51	51	required by Subsection (c) of this section not later than November
52	52	1, 2025.
53	53	(f) The task force shall meet at the call of the presiding
54	54	officer. The task force may meet in person or by electronic means.
55	55	(g) A task force member is not entitled to compensation for
56	56	service on the task force but may be reimbursed for actual and
57	57	necessary expenses incurred in performing task force duties. The
58	58	task force may accept gifts, grants, and donations to pay for those
59	59	expenses.
60	60	(h) Not later than September 1, 2026, the task force shall
61	61	prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
62	62	legislature, and the Texas Department of Housing and Community
63	63	Affairs a written report summarizing the results of the evaluation
64	64	conducted under Subsection (b) of this section and proposing
65	65	potential housing solutions, including any legislative
66	66	recommendations.
67	67	(i) The task force is abolished and this Act expires
68	68	December 1, 2026.
69	69	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.