HB 4015
bill barring a required tenant preference in housing agreements
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to a prohibition on the required recording of certain tenant admission preferences in a land use restriction agreement for developments that receive financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Developers skip writing the special needs preference into the agreement.
The bill bars the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs from making developers who get its financial help write a special needs population tenant admission preference into the land use restriction agreement for their development. It touches housing developers that receive department-administered money, including money from department bonds, and the department itself. On the ground, the department can no longer demand that recorded preference unless federal law requires it, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 135 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 135 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 7, 2025 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4015 · 2025-03-07
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ITEM
relating to a prohibition on the required recording of certain tenant admission preferences in a land use restriction agreement for developments that receive financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
WHAT IT DOES
Developers skip writing the special needs preference into the agreement.
The bill bars the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs from making developers who get its financial help write a special needs population tenant admission preference into the land use restriction agreement for their development. It touches housing developers that receive department-administered money, including money from department bonds, and the department itself. On the ground, the department can no longer demand that recorded preference unless federal law requires it, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.
Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$56,000.00
Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund
$56,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $31,000.00
- Total
- $56,000.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.
Texas Sands PAC$17,000.00
Texas Sands PAC
$17,000.00
- Cash
- $17,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $17,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 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: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund
$56,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $31,000.00
- Total
- $56,000.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 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: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.
Texas Sands PAC
$17,000.00
- Cash
- $17,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $17,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 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: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 7, 2025
03/27/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Housing--Disabled Persons
Housing--General
HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 135 words
89R8329 JG-D By: Bucy H.B. No. 4015 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a prohibition on the required recording of certain tenant admission preferences in a land use restriction agreement for developments that receive financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2306.111, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (k) to read as follows: (k) Unless required by federal law, the department may not require a recipient of financial assistance administered by the department, including financial assistance from the proceeds of bonds issued by the department, to record in a land use restriction agreement a special needs population tenant admission preference for a development. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.