SB 2549
West Bill Lets 750,000-Plus Cities Cluster Tax-Credit Housing
Did not pass
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Bracket bill
The spacing exception is limited by population to only the state's largest cities, while the caption reads as a general rule about nearby developments. The bracket is widened from two million, so it now reaches a handful of places instead of one.
Bracket billInitial 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 the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
The cutoff was two million. The disaster area requirement goes too. Each project needs a council vote.
Texas normally bars the state housing board from giving housing tax credits to more than one development in the same community in the same year unless they are more than two miles apart, in counties of over one million people. This bill widens the exception to that spacing rule: it now covers cities of 750,000 or more instead of two million or more, and drops the requirements that the area be a federally declared disaster area and that the city administer disaster recovery money. In those large cities, more tax-credit housing projects can be clustered close together if the city council votes to approve each one, starting with applications under the 2026 allocation plan.
Labels
Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the Senate Local Government committee 6-1 on May 6, 2025. Placed on the intent calendar on May 13, 2025. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2549 · 2025-03-13
SOLD BY
+ 2 coauthors
ITEM
relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas.
WHAT IT DOES
The cutoff was two million. The disaster area requirement goes too. Each project needs a council vote.
Texas normally bars the state housing board from giving housing tax credits to more than one development in the same community in the same year unless they are more than two miles apart, in counties of over one million people. This bill widens the exception to that spacing rule: it now covers cities of 750,000 or more instead of two million or more, and drops the requirements that the area be a federally declared disaster area and that the city administer disaster recovery money. In those large cities, more tax-credit housing projects can be clustered close together if the city council votes to approve each one, starting with applications under the 2026 allocation plan.
CHARGES
[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 40%
The spacing exception is limited by population to only the state's largest cities, while the caption reads as a general rule about nearby developments. The bracket is widened from two million, so it now reaches a handful of places instead of one.
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version S · April 30, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Local Government
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Left pending in committee
- Co-author authorized
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Placed on intent calendar
- Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- Co-author authorized
- Not again placed on intent calendar
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 · Jul 1, 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.
Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Skyview Development LLC
$36,332.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $36,332.00
- Total
- $36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Witnesses13
- For
- 12
- Against
- 0
- On
- 1
Names
For
- City of Fort Worth1 registration
- City of San Antonio1 registration
- Dallas County Commissioners Court1 registration
- LeadingAge Texas1 registration
- Rural Rental Housing Association of Texas1 registration
- Self1 registration
- Self; Rural Rental Housing Association1 registration
- Texans for Housing1 registration
- Texans for Reasonable Solutions1 registration
- Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers1 registration
- Texas chapter US Green Building Council1 registration
- Texas Munciipal League1 registration
On
- Texas Housers1 registration
Sources
13 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
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version S · April 30, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
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 13, 2025
05/20/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Local Government · Committee vote 6 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee
Subjects
City Government--General
Housing--Finance
HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Text
The text as introduced · 340 words
By: West S.B. No. 2549 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the allocation of housing tax credits to developments within proximate geographical areas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 2306.6711(f) and (f-1), Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (f) Except as provided by Subsection (f-1), the board may allocate housing tax credits to more than one development in a single community, as defined by department rule, in the same calendar year only if the developments are or will be located more than two linear mile s apart. This subsection applies only to communities contained within counties with populations exceeding one million. This Section does not apply to developments that involve the rehabilitation of existing affordable, rent-restricted developments. (f-1) The board may allocate housing tax credits to more than one development in a single community only if: (1) the community is located in[ : [ (A) ] a municipality with a population of 750,000 [ two million ] or more; and [ (B) an area that is a federally declared disaster area; and ] (2) the governing body of the municipality containing the development[ : [ (A) ] has by vote specifically authorized the allocation of housing tax credits for the development[ ; and [ (B) is authorized to administer disaster recovery funds as a subgrant recipient ]. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for low income housing tax credits that is submitted to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs during an application cycle that is based on the 2026 qualified allocation plan or a subsequent plan adopted by the governing board of the department. An application that is submitted during an application cycle that is based on an earlier qualified allocation plan is governed by the law in effect on the date the application cycle began, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.