Monitoring the SessionHB 697
Died in committee
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
relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
People 62 or older and with a disability join veterans.
Texas law bars cities and counties from making landlords accept tenants based on their lawful source of income, such as housing vouchers, but it already lets local rules protect military veterans. This bill extends that same exception to people 62 or older and to people with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Starting September 1, 2025, a city or county could ban landlords from refusing to rent to seniors or disabled people because of how they lawfully pay rent.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3038 (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 3038 (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB697 · 2024-11-12
relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.
People 62 or older and with a disability join veterans.
Texas law bars cities and counties from making landlords accept tenants based on their lawful source of income, such as housing vouchers, but it already lets local rules protect military veterans. This bill extends that same exception to people 62 or older and to people with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Starting September 1, 2025, a city or county could ban landlords from refusing to rent to seniors or disabled people because of how they lawfully pay rent.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 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.
$42,500.00
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 Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.
$17,500.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 2025. 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: 101027868.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$42,500.00
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 Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.
$17,500.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 2025. 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: 101027868.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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. Walle, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 14, 2023: Referred to Urban Affairs
Relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/04/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
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
Aging
City Government--General
County Government--General
Housing--Disabled Persons
Housing--General
The text as introduced · 163 words
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.