HB4398

Given to Other Chamber
Authored by Cassandra Garcia Hernandez (D)
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Caption: Relating to municipal permitting requirements for certain development projects supported with low income housing tax credit allocations.
Initially Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 4398 mandates expedited review of building permits for affordable housing projects that receive low-income housing tax credits. Municipalities with populations over 100,000 must process these permits in half the standard time or through accelerated review processes where available.

Joint authors: Anchia (D); Gates (R); Geren (R)

Mar 11, 2025


(H) Garcia Hernandez signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Land & Resource Management, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 11, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 13, 2025


(H) Anchia signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Gates signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Geren signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Gates amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#2565: Yea 77 (R 20, D 57) - Nay 60 (R 59, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Gervin-Hawkins; Manuel; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 2565 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Sam Harless: "When Record No. 2565 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Todd Hunter: "When Record No. 2565 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Wesley Virdell: "When Record No. 2565 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 15, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2672: Yea 82 (R 25, D 57) - Nay 59 (R 58, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Darby; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Turner; Wu

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2672 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

David Cook: "When Record No. 2672 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Keith Bell: "When Record No. 2672 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Todd Hunter: "When Record No. 2672 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Ariel Traub for City of Garland
 

For

(Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as Felicity Maxwell for Texans for Housing
(Thu 4/24/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as Nathan Kelley for self (with TAAHP)
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Ashley Brundage for Habitat for Humanity
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Blanca Laborde for The Real Estate Council
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Bryan Tony for Dallas Housing Coalition
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB)
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Kenneth Flippin for self (with US Green Building Council)
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Kyle Jackson for Texas Apartment Association
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Nate Walker for Texas Housers
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Steven Deline for self
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Susan Stewart for self
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Tanya Lavelle for Disability Rights Texas
(Thu 4/24/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Zach Faddis for AURA ATX



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