Monitoring the SessionHB 3205
Died in committee
THE TEXT
“The commissioners court of a county may adopt a housing first initiatives fee.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill authorizes a brand-new county fee with no stated amount or cap and pairs it with a new dedicated account. The caption openly says it imposes a fee, so this matches the pitch rather than defeating it.
New fee, fund, board or appointeesReviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the imposition of a county housing first initiatives fee in certain counties.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Counties of 500,000 or more can add it to certain clerk fees. Nonprofits can get the work.
This bill lets the commissioners court in any Texas county with 500,000 or more people adopt a new 'housing first initiatives' fee. The fee is charged to people when they pay certain existing county clerk fees under Section 118.011, and the bill sets no amount or cap on it. The money goes into a separate county account that can be spent only on housing and homelessness programs such as shelters, outreach and rapid rehousing, and the county may hand that work to private companies, nonprofits or other local governments.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1482 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1482 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Intergovernmental Affairs subcommittee on County & Regional Government on May 5, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
89R-HB3205 · 2025-02-21
relating to the imposition of a county housing first initiatives fee in certain counties.
Counties of 500,000 or more can add it to certain clerk fees. Nonprofits can get the work.
This bill lets the commissioners court in any Texas county with 500,000 or more people adopt a new 'housing first initiatives' fee. The fee is charged to people when they pay certain existing county clerk fees under Section 118.011, and the bill sets no amount or cap on it. The money goes into a separate county account that can be spent only on housing and homelessness programs such as shelters, outreach and rapid rehousing, and the county may hand that work to private companies, nonprofits or other local governments.
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THE TEXT
“The commissioners court of a county may adopt a housing first initiatives fee.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill authorizes a brand-new county fee with no stated amount or cap and pairs it with a new dedicated account. The caption openly says it imposes a fee, so this matches the pitch rather than defeating it.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · May 1, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
THE TEXT
“The county may contract with a private entity, a nonprofit corporation, or a political subdivision to undertake an initiative authorized by this section.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
Money from the new fee can be routed to nonprofits and private contractors to run homelessness programs instead of the county running them itself.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$58,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 30, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101041279, 101072570.
$54,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Aug 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101033794, 101036103, 101041279, 101069980.
$26,223.56
Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101041279, 101062186.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$58,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jan 30, 2026 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101041279, 101072570.
$54,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Aug 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101033794, 101036103, 101041279, 101069980.
$26,223.56
Also funds 118 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 6, 2024 to Mar 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987685, 101012359, 101041279, 101062186.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · May 1, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Campos, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to County Affairs
Relating to the imposition of a county housing first initiatives fee in certain counties.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 21, 2025
05/05/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
County Government--Finance
County Government--General
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local
Housing--Homeless Persons
The text as introduced · 289 words
89R12768 MZM-F By: Campos H.B. No. 3205 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the imposition of a county housing first initiatives fee in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 118, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 118.027 to read as follows: Sec. 118.027. FEE FOR HOUSING FIRST INITIATIVES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. (b) The commissioners court of a county may adopt a housing first initiatives fee. The fee must be: (1) adopted by the commissioners court at an open meeting; and (2) itemized in the county's annual budget as part of the budget preparation process. (c) The fee shall be paid by a person at the time the person pays a fee under Section 118.011(a)(1) or (2). (d) The fee shall be deposited in a separate housing first initiatives account in the general fund of the county. Any interest that accrues on the account remains with the account. (e) Revenue collected from the fee may be used only to fund housing initiatives, including: (1) emergency shelter expansion; (2) homelessness prevention services; (3) street outreach programs; (4) rapid rehousing programs; and (5) transitional housing programs. (f) The county may contract with a private entity, a nonprofit corporation, or a political subdivision to undertake an initiative authorized by this section. 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.