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relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.
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Rent increases during leases would be barred, with exceptions for rental subsidy programs.
The bill bars owners of housing built with low income housing tax credits from raising a tenant's rent while that tenant's lease is still running. It touches tenants and owners in tax-credit developments, with an exception for rent set under Section 8 vouchers or similar rental subsidy programs. It applies only to leases signed or renewed on or after September 1, 2025, and does not limit how much rent can rise when a lease is renewed.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 202 (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 SB 202 (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 Feb 7, 2025 and referred to the Senate Local Government committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB1155 · 2025-02-07
relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.
Rent increases during leases would be barred, with exceptions for rental subsidy programs.
The bill bars owners of housing built with low income housing tax credits from raising a tenant's rent while that tenant's lease is still running. It touches tenants and owners in tax-credit developments, with an exception for rent set under Section 8 vouchers or similar rental subsidy programs. It applies only to leases signed or renewed on or after September 1, 2025, and does not limit how much rent can rise when a lease is renewed.
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by Sen. Eckhardt, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Feb 15, 2023: Referred to Local Government
Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent before the end of a lease term of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 7, 2025
02/28/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee
HB 438 by Rosenthal (identical)
Housing--General
Property Interests--Landlord & Tenant
The text as introduced · 240 words
89R2626 JG-D By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1155 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2306.6738(a), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a development owner of a development supported with a housing tax credit allocation may not: (1) lock out or threaten to lock out any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from: (A) a necessity to perform bona fide repairs or construction work; or (B) an emergency; [ or ] (2) seize or threaten to seize the personal property of any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the resident has abandoned the premises ; or (3) except as provided under the terms of a voucher program under Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f), or a similar rental subsidy program, increase the rent paid by a person residing in the development during the duration of the person's lease agreement . SECTION 2. Section 2306.6738, Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a lease agreement entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.