Monitoring the SessionSB 317
Filed
THE TEXT
…“is not required to comply with that section until January 1, 2032.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
Every senior complex already built by the end of 2027 gets more than four years before the generator duty applies. That start is well after the next general election. New buildings are covered sooner, starting in 2028.
Delayed startTHE TEXT
…“a development owner may obtain a five-year waiver from compliance with the requirement imposed by Subsection (b) if compliance with that requirement would create an undue hardship on the owner, as determined by department rule”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The agency can let owners skip the generator duty for five years at a time, and two waivers in a row can stretch to ten years. The hardship standard is left to agency rule, so how wide the escape is depends on rules not yet written.
The holeTHE TEXT
“Not later than March 1, 2032, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written report”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill orders a compliance report, but the generator duty takes effect on its own and does not wait for the report. The bill acts now and also reports.
Study, task force, commission, reportInitial review · graded Nov 10, 2026 · How we grade
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.
New buildings comply in 2028. Older ones wait until 2032, and hardship waivers run five years!
The bill requires low income housing tax credit apartment complexes reserved for people 55 and older to have a generator or other power source. The backup power must run any elevator that is the only way to reach units and keep at least one indoor room between 68 and 82 degrees during an outage. New buildings finished on or after January 1, 2028 must comply; existing buildings get until January 1, 2032; owners can get renewable five-year hardship waivers; and the state housing agency must report on compliance by March 1, 2032.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R SB 732 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-SB317 · 2026-11-10
relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
New buildings comply in 2028. Older ones wait until 2032, and hardship waivers run five years!
The bill requires low income housing tax credit apartment complexes reserved for people 55 and older to have a generator or other power source. The backup power must run any elevator that is the only way to reach units and keep at least one indoor room between 68 and 82 degrees during an outage. New buildings finished on or after January 1, 2028 must comply; existing buildings get until January 1, 2032; owners can get renewable five-year hardship waivers; and the state housing agency must report on compliance by March 1, 2032.
[x] DELAYED STARTanalysis confidence 60%
THE TEXT
…“is not required to comply with that section until January 1, 2032.”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
Every senior complex already built by the end of 2027 gets more than four years before the generator duty applies. That start is well after the next general election. New buildings are covered sooner, starting in 2028.
[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 45%
THE TEXT
…“a development owner may obtain a five-year waiver from compliance with the requirement imposed by Subsection (b) if compliance with that requirement would create an undue hardship on the owner, as determined by department rule”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The agency can let owners skip the generator duty for five years at a time, and two waivers in a row can stretch to ten years. The hardship standard is left to agency rule, so how wide the escape is depends on rules not yet written.
[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 20%
THE TEXT
“Not later than March 1, 2032, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall prepare and submit to the legislature a written report”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill orders a compliance report, but the generator duty takes effect on its own and does not wait for the report. The bill acts now and also reports.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
2026-11-10 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)
No verified beat found.
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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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
$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.
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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 10, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Sen. Miles, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 2, 2025: Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 10, 2026
2026-11-10 Filed (per the TLO filing feed)
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced text: HTML · PDF
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
The text as introduced · 443 words
90R3087 JG-D By: Miles S.B. No. 317 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 a system or device 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 by rule may establish a process through which a development owner may obtain a five-year waiver from compliance with the requirement imposed by Subsection (b) if compliance with that requirement would create an undue hardship on the owner, as determined by department rule. The department may not grant a development owner more than two consecutive waivers under this subsection. (d) 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 whose construction is completed on or after January 1, 2028, complies with Section 2306.6741, Government Code, as added by this Act. (c) Notwithstanding Section 2306.6741, Government Code, as added by this Act, a development whose construction is completed on or before December 31, 2027, is not required to comply with that section until January 1, 2032. (d) Not later than March 1, 2032, 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, 2027.