Monitoring the Session

SB 2260

bill requiring yearly local reports on subsidized apartments

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Molly CookDSenate 15

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 reports on information regarding certain multifamily residential developments to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Due to the state housing department by January 1.

The bill requires every city, county or other local government that has certain subsidized apartment projects inside its borders to send the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs a yearly report by January 1. It covers apartment projects that get state-administered bond financing, housing tax credits, or a local property tax exemption, and the report must list each project's developer, its value, and how long the benefit lasts. The department must then post this information in a public database, keep each project's records for at least two years after its benefits end, and send a yearly report to the legislature by March 1.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 12, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Intergovernmental Affairs committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2260 · 2025-03-11

SOLD BY

Sen. Molly CookDSenate 15

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to reports on information regarding certain multifamily residential developments to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

WHAT IT DOES

Due to the state housing department by January 1.

The bill requires every city, county or other local government that has certain subsidized apartment projects inside its borders to send the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs a yearly report by January 1. It covers apartment projects that get state-administered bond financing, housing tax credits, or a local property tax exemption, and the report must list each project's developer, its value, and how long the benefit lasts. The department must then post this information in a public database, keep each project's records for at least two years after its benefits end, and send a yearly report to the legislature by March 1.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($90,478)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version S · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 8, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB2260, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($178,206) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($90,478)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Local Government
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Vote taken in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Committee report printed and distributed
  13. Placed on intent calendar
  14. Co-author authorized
  15. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  16. Vote recorded in Journal
  17. Read 2nd time
  18. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Cook
  19. Amended
  20. Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Passed to engrossment as amended
  22. Vote recorded in Journal
  23. Three day rule suspended
  24. Record vote
  25. Read 3rd time
  26. Passed
  27. Record vote
  28. Reported engrossed
  29. Received from the Senate
  30. Read first time
  31. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 27 yea · 3 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · May 12, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Molly Cook

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KGregory Stocks$10,000Amber Alonso$6,500

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 27, 2024 to Jun 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.

Gregory Stocks$10,000.00
Amber Alonso$6,500.00
Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.

Votes3

Senate May 12, 2025

Yea
27
Nay
3
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 27 (published)
  • Nay: 3 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 12, 2025

Yea
27
Nay
3
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

Senator Cook moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2260 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 27 (published)
  • Nay: 3 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate May 12, 2025

Yea
Not printed
Nay
Not printed
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
Not printed
Excused
1
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

CSSB 2260 as amended was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: Not printed
  • Nay: Not printed
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: Not printed
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses9
For
7
Against
0
On
2
Names

For

  • City of Houston1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Coalition for the Homeless- Houston/Harris County1 registration
  • Texans for Housing1 registration
  • Texas Association of Appraisal Districts1 registration
  • Texas Housers1 registration

On

  • Schwartz, Page & Harding, LLP1 registration
  • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs1 registration
Sources

9 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal
Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($90,478)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version S · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 8, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB2260, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($178,206) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($90,478)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Mar 11, 2025

05/14/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: May 14 2025 12:07AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Paul BettencourtRSenate 7

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Senate committee · Local Government · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

HB 1466 by Hayes (identical)

Subjects

Economic & Industrial Development--General

Electronic Information Systems

Housing--General

Political Subdivisions

HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 353 words

89R2932 JG-D

By: Cook
S.B. No. 2260

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to reports on information regarding certain multifamily

residential developments to the Texas Department of Housing and

Community Affairs.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 2306.009 to read as follows:

Sec. 2306.009. REQUIRED REPORT ON CERTAIN MULTIFAMILY

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS; PUBLIC DATABASE. (a) This section

applies only to a multifamily residential development that:

(1) receives financial assistance administered under

Chapter 1372;

(2) is allocated housing tax credits under Subchapter

DD; or

(3) receives a property tax exemption in accordance

with Section 303.042, Local Government Code.

(b) Not later than January 1 of each year, each political

subdivision that contains in the political subdivision's

boundaries a multifamily residential development to which this

section applies shall submit to the department a report that

contains:

(1) a list of each of those developments that, during

the preceding year, were:

(A) in operation and receiving the benefits

described by Subsection (a); or

(B) being constructed or rehabilitated; and

(2) for each development described by Subdivision (1):

(A) the name of the developer;

(B) the appraised or estimated value;

(C) the length of the term for which the

development was awarded the benefit described by Subsection (a);

and

(D) any other information the department

requires.

(c) The department shall implement a publicly accessible

database that includes:

(1) the name of each political subdivision that

submits a report under Subsection (b); and

(2) the information included in each report,

aggregated by political subdivision.

(d) The department shall maintain information in the

database implemented under Subsection (c) for each multifamily

residential development included in a report under Subsection (b)

for not less than two years after the date the development's

benefits described by Subsection (a) have ended.

(e) Not later than March 1 of each year, the department

shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written report that

contains the information contained in the database implemented

under Subsection (c).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.