Monitoring the Session

SB 583

West Affordable Housing Bill Lets Cities Decide Nothing Is Suitable

Did not pass

Verdict: Smells

SmellsNeeds review
Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23
Why it's charged
The hole

THE TEXT

…“that the municipality or county owns and determines is suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The local government alone decides which of its land counts as suitable, and the bill sets no standard. A city or county that does not want to offer land can find nothing suitable and file an empty list.

The hole

Needs review · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Cities over 25K and counties over 50K list suitable land yearly. Suitable is their call.

Each year by March 1, cities with more than 25,000 people and counties with more than 50,000 people must list the land they own that they judge suitable for affordable housing, with addresses, legal descriptions, and whether each site is vacant or built on. The governing body must review that list at a public hearing, adopt it by resolution, and post it online, or in its usual notice spot if it has no website. Residents and builders get a yearly public look at publicly owned land that could go to housing, but nothing requires any site to be sold, built on, or offered.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the Senate Local Government committee 6-1 on Mar 17, 2025. Placed on the intent calendar on Apr 7, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB583 · 2024-12-13

SOLD BY

Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

+ 3 coauthors

ITEM

relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties.

WHAT IT DOES

Cities over 25K and counties over 50K list suitable land yearly. Suitable is their call.

Each year by March 1, cities with more than 25,000 people and counties with more than 50,000 people must list the land they own that they judge suitable for affordable housing, with addresses, legal descriptions, and whether each site is vacant or built on. The governing body must review that list at a public hearing, adopt it by resolution, and post it online, or in its usual notice spot if it has no website. Residents and builders get a yearly public look at publicly owned land that could go to housing, but nothing requires any site to be sold, built on, or offered.

CHARGES

[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 45%

THE TEXT

…“that the municipality or county owns and determines is suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The local government alone decides which of its land counts as suitable, and the bill sets no standard. A city or county that does not want to offer land can find nothing suitable and file an empty list.

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 8, 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

  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 w/o amendments
  12. Committee report printed and distributed
  13. Placed on intent calendar
  14. Not again placed on intent calendar
  15. Placed on intent calendar
  16. Co-author authorized
  17. Not again placed on intent calendar
  18. Placed on intent calendar
  19. Not again placed on intent calendar
  20. Placed on intent calendar
  21. Co-author authorized
  22. Not again placed on intent calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

Smells

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Royce West

Donors

Skyview Development LLC$36KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20KErle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000

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
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Erle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000.00
Money

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
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

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.

Team
Sources

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.

Witnesses17
For
14
Against
3
On
0
Names

For

  • AURA1 registration
  • Caritas of Austin1 registration
  • City of Dallas1 registration
  • Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; AURA1 registration
  • Self; Dallas Housing Coalition1 registration
  • Texans For Housing1 registration
  • Texans for Housing1 registration
  • Texas 20361 registration
  • Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP)1 registration
  • Texas Association of Builders1 registration
  • Texas Housers1 registration
  • The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops1 registration

Against

  • Self2 registrations
  • Self; True texas project1 registration
Sources

17 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 fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 8, 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 Dec 13, 2024

04/09/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
César BlancoDSenate 29 Sarah EckhardtDSenate 14 Borris MilesDSenate 13

Senate committee · Local Government · Committee vote 6 aye, 1 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

City Government--General

County Government--General

Housing--General

Property Interests--Real Property

Text

The text as introduced · 429 words

89R1831 SCL-D

By: West
S.B. No. 583

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be

developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities

and counties.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows:

Sec. 250.014. LISTS OF PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY SUITABLE FOR

AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES. (a) In

this section, "affordable housing" means residential property for

which monthly rents or monthly mortgage payments, including taxes,

insurance, and utilities, do not exceed 30 percent of the median

adjusted gross annual income for a household with a total annual

adjusted gross household income of less than 120 percent of the

greater of the median annual adjusted gross income:

(1) for households in this state; or

(2) for households in:

(A) the metropolitan statistical area in which

the property is located; or

(B) if the property is located outside a

metropolitan statistical area, the county in which the property is

primarily located.

(b) This section applies only to a municipality with a

population of more than 25,000 and a county with a population of

more than 50,000.

(c) Not later than March 1 of each year, each municipality

and county shall prepare an inventory list of all real property

located within its respective jurisdiction that the municipality or

county owns and determines is suitable for use or to be developed

for use as affordable housing. The list must include:

(1) the address and legal description of each property

listed; and

(2) a statement on whether the property is vacant or

improved.

(d) The governing body of each municipality and county must

review the inventory list prepared for the municipality or county

under this section at a public hearing and shall adopt a resolution

that includes the list at the conclusion of the hearing.

(e) Each municipality and county shall publish the

inventory list on:

(1) an Internet website maintained by the municipality

or county, as applicable; or

(2) a conspicuous place in the location the

municipality or county, as applicable, regularly posts notices if

the county or municipality, as applicable, does not maintain an

Internet website.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.