Bill Text: TX SB2239 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study housing supply and affordability.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Referred to Local Government [SB2239 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2239-Introduced.html
| By: LaMantia | S.B. No. 2239 | |
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| relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to study | ||
| housing supply and affordability. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter HH, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 2306.806 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 2306.806. ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO STUDY HOUSING SUPPLY | ||
| AND AFFORDABILITY. (a) In this section, "political subdivision" | ||
| means a county or municipality. | ||
| (b) An advisory committee is established to conduct a | ||
| decennial study on housing supply and affordability in this state. | ||
| (c) For each study conducted under this section, the | ||
| advisory committee is composed of the following 15 members: | ||
| (1) two state senators appointed by the lieutenant | ||
| governor; | ||
| (2) two state representatives appointed by the speaker | ||
| of the house of representatives; | ||
| (3) the director or the director's designee; | ||
| (4) two individuals appointed by the speaker of the | ||
| house of representatives who represent the home building industry, | ||
| one of whom must represent builders of rental housing and one of | ||
| whom must represent housing built for sale; | ||
| (5) two individuals appointed by the lieutenant | ||
| governor who represent a political subdivision or a statewide | ||
| organization that represents political subdivisions; | ||
| (6) two academic professionals who study housing | ||
| supply constraints, one of whom is appointed by the lieutenant | ||
| governor and one of whom is appointed by the speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives; | ||
| (7) one individual appointed by the speaker of the | ||
| house of representatives who represents a trade association | ||
| consisting of members who are licensed real estate sales agents; | ||
| (8) one individual appointed by the lieutenant | ||
| governor who represents a statewide nonprofit housing advocacy | ||
| group; | ||
| (9) one individual appointed by the speaker of the | ||
| house of representatives who represents a trade association | ||
| consisting of members who own, build, or operate extensively in the | ||
| home building industry; and | ||
| (10) one individual appointed by the lieutenant | ||
| governor who represents a trade association consisting of members | ||
| who own, build, or operate extensively, as determined by the | ||
| lieutenant governor, in the apartment industry. | ||
| (d) Not later than one year preceding the date on which a | ||
| decennial report is required to be submitted under Subsection (j), | ||
| the appropriate appointing authorities under Subsection (c) shall | ||
| appoint the members to the advisory committee in the manner | ||
| required by that subsection. | ||
| (e) An advisory committee member serves in that position | ||
| only for the study for which the member was appointed, and the | ||
| member's term expires after the applicable report is submitted | ||
| under Subsection (j). | ||
| (f) An advisory committee member is not entitled to | ||
| compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in carrying out | ||
| advisory committee duties. | ||
| (g) For each study conducted under this section, the | ||
| lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives | ||
| shall each designate one member appointed under Subsection (c)(1) | ||
| or (c)(2), as applicable, to serve as co-chairs of the advisory | ||
| committee. | ||
| (h) Each advisory committee shall meet at the call of the | ||
| co-chairs appointed under Subsection (g). | ||
| (i) In conducting the study under this section, the advisory | ||
| committee shall: | ||
| (1) evaluate existing data sources and develop new | ||
| data on improving housing supply and affordability; | ||
| (2) evaluate the review processes of political | ||
| subdivisions that permit new housing developments; | ||
| (3) evaluate the rate at which political subdivisions | ||
| approve new housing developments by right; | ||
| (4) evaluate the timelines by which political | ||
| subdivisions approve new housing developments, factoring in any | ||
| pre-submission requirements; | ||
| (5) evaluate impact and permitting fees for new | ||
| housing developments; | ||
| (6) identify the number of each particular type of new | ||
| housing development, aggregated and disaggregated by the | ||
| permitting political subdivision and development type, including | ||
| accessory dwelling units, small-lot homes, townhomes, mobile | ||
| homes, and below market rate housing; | ||
| (7) identify state grants from any source that may be | ||
| used to reward political subdivisions with rules that support | ||
| abundant, relatively low-cost housing construction; | ||
| (8) develop methods to identify and award grants to | ||
| political subdivisions based on housing market outcomes or housing | ||
| policies, which may require the political subdivision to: | ||
| (A) demonstrate that the political subdivision | ||
| permits new housing developments at a rate that is in the top half | ||
| of political subdivisions in this state; | ||
| (B) demonstrate that the political subdivision | ||
| permits new housing developments at a rate that is in the top half | ||
| of political subdivisions in this state for relatively low-cost | ||
| housing, including multifamily housing, manufactured homes, | ||
| townhomes on less than 4,000 square feet of land per unit, and | ||
| accessory dwelling units; or | ||
| (C) zone in a manner that ensures a sufficient | ||
| housing supply is created based on market demand; | ||
| (9) evaluate a political subdivision's use of general | ||
| obligation bond proceeds to engage in affordable housing-related | ||
| projects; and | ||
| (10) evaluate the efficacy of the owning and operating | ||
| of employee housing by political subdivisions. | ||
| (j) For each study conducted under this section, the | ||
| advisory committee shall prepare and submit to the legislature a | ||
| written report that summarizes the results of the study conducted | ||
| under this section. The report must: | ||
| (1) include specific legislative and funding | ||
| recommendations to improve housing supply and affordability issues | ||
| in this state; and | ||
| (2) recommend policy changes at the state and local | ||
| level to facilitate data collection on and improve housing supply | ||
| and affordability issues in this state. | ||
| (k) The advisory committee may accept gifts, grants, and | ||
| donations from any source to carry out the committee's duties under | ||
| this section. | ||
| (l) Not later than September 1, 2024, and every 10 years | ||
| thereafter, the advisory committee shall submit the report required | ||
| under Subsection (j). | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the appropriate appointing authorities shall make the | ||
| first appointments to the advisory committee as required by Section | ||
| 2306.806(c), Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
