89R127 JG-F
By: Walle H.B. No. 697
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or
county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing
accommodations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 250.007(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) This section does not affect an ordinance or regulation
that prohibits the refusal to lease or rent a housing accommodation
to:
(1) a military veteran because of the veteran's lawful
source of income to pay rent;
(2) a person who is 62 years of age or older because of
the person's lawful source of income to pay rent; or
(3) a person who has a disability, as defined by the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et
seq.), because of the person's lawful source of income to pay rent.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.