Monitoring the Session

SB 732

Miles Bill Requires Backup Power At 55-And-Older Tax Credit Complexes

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsReviewed
Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13
Why it's charged
Delayed start

THE TEXT

…“December 31, 2026. The department may establish a process to carry”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The law takes effect September 1, 2025, but covered complexes do not have to comply until December 31, 2026, after the November 3, 2026 election. The delay reads like an ordinary grace period for installing equipment.

Delayed start

Reviewed · 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 required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Sole-access elevators run, one indoor area stays 68 to 82 degrees. Due December 31, 2026.

The bill requires state-backed low income housing tax credit apartment complexes for people 55 and older to have a generator or other backup power source. The backup power must run any elevator that is the only way to reach apartments, and keep at least one indoor area between 68 and 82 degrees during an outage. The state housing department must get every covered complex into compliance by December 31, 2026, and report to the legislature on compliance by March 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on Apr 29, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Intergovernmental Affairs committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB732 · 2025-01-07

SOLD BY

Sen. Borris MilesDSenate 13

ITEM

relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

WHAT IT DOES

Sole-access elevators run, one indoor area stays 68 to 82 degrees. Due December 31, 2026.

The bill requires state-backed low income housing tax credit apartment complexes for people 55 and older to have a generator or other backup power source. The backup power must run any elevator that is the only way to reach apartments, and keep at least one indoor area between 68 and 82 degrees during an outage. The state housing department must get every covered complex into compliance by December 31, 2026, and report to the legislature on compliance by March 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[x] DELAYED STARTanalysis confidence 40%

THE TEXT

…“December 31, 2026. The department may establish a process to carry”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The law takes effect September 1, 2025, but covered complexes do not have to comply until December 31, 2026, after the November 3, 2026 election. The delay reads like an ordinary grace period for installing equipment.

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · March 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

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Health & Human Services
  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. Not again placed on intent calendar
  15. Placed on intent calendar
  16. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  17. Record vote
  18. Read 2nd time
  19. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Birdwell
  20. Amended
  21. Vote recorded in Journal
  22. Passed to engrossment as amended
  23. Record vote
  24. Three day rule suspended
  25. Record vote
  26. Read 3rd time
  27. Passed
  28. Record vote
  29. Reported engrossed
  30. Received from the Senate
  31. Read first time
  32. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 25 yea · 6 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · Apr 29, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

Smells

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Borris Miles

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KHillCo PAC$10KActBlue Texas$9K

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 · Sep 4, 2024 to Nov 30, 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.

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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.

HillCo PAC$10,000.00

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 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: 101043817.

ActBlue Texas$8,833.00

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.

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 · Oct 25, 2024 to Nov 3, 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: 100990780, 101043817.

×

HillCo PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 131 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 8, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 24, 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: 101043817.

×

ActBlue Texas

$8,833.00

Cash
$8,833.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$8,833.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 4, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Nov 1, 2024. 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: 100990780.

Votes4

Senate Apr 29, 2025

Yea
25
Nay
6
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
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 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)

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

  • Yea: 25 (published)
  • Nay: 6 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 29, 2025

Yea
25
Nay
6
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

Senator Miles moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 732 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.

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

  • Yea: 25 (published)
  • Nay: 6 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 29, 2025

Yea
25
Nay
6
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

CSSB 732 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.

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

  • Yea: 25 (published)
  • Nay: 6 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 29, 2025

Yea
19
Nay
12
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
0
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

Senator Miles moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 732 at this time on its second reading: CSSB 732, Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.

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

  • Yea: 19 (published)
  • Nay: 12 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses12
For
7
Against
0
On
5
Names

For

  • AARP Texas1 registration
  • City of Houston1 registration
  • City Of Missouri City1 registration
  • City of Missouri City2 registrations
  • Harris County1 registration
  • Self; Texas Right To Know1 registration

On

  • LeadingAge Texas1 registration
  • Self; Rural Rental Housing Association1 registration
  • Self; Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers1 registration
  • Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers (TAAHP)1 registration
  • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs1 registration
Sources

12 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 · March 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 Jan 7, 2025

05/02/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: May 2 2025 2:03PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

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

Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Committee vote 6 aye, 3 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Aging

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Housing--General

ELEVATORS

HOUSING & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 356 words

89R9539 JG-D

By: Miles
S.B. No. 732

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to required generators or other power sources for certain

housing developments that receive an allocation of low income

housing tax credits.

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

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

amended by adding Section 2306.6741 to read as follows:

Sec. 2306.6741. GENERATOR OR OTHER POWER SOURCE REQUIRED.

(a) This section applies only to a development that:

(1) has received an allocation of low income housing

tax credits under this subchapter; and

(2) is a multifamily residential development whose

residential units are reserved for individuals 55 years of age and

older.

(b) The department shall require each development to which

this section applies to be equipped with a generator or other power

source capable of:

(1) operating each elevator in the development that

provides the only point of access to an area of the development

containing residential units; and

(2) powering an HVAC system capable of maintaining the

air temperature in at least one enclosed area of the development

between 68 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit during a power outage.

(c) The department may adopt rules to implement this

section.

SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "development" means a

development to which Section 2306.6741, Government Code, as added

by this Act, applies.

(b) The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

shall ensure that each development is in compliance with Section

2306.6741, Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than

December 31, 2026. The department may establish a process to carry

out this subsection in phases.

(c) Not later than March 1, 2027, the Texas Department of

Housing and Community Affairs shall prepare and submit to the

legislature a written report on:

(1) the overall number of developments in compliance

with Section 2306.6741, Government Code, as added by this Act; and

(2) for any development that is not in compliance with

that section, the reason for the noncompliance and any actions

taken by the department to ensure compliance with that section.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.