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SB578 • 2025

Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
West
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  11. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

  12. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  13. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  16. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 West

  17. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  18. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA2 Eckhardt

  20. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment withdrawn

  21. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  22. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  24. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  26. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  27. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  28. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  30. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  31. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  32. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  33. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  35. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  36. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  38. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  39. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  40. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  41. 2024-12-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  42. 2024-12-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 578 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: West

S.B. No. 578

(Garcia Hernandez)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to surveillance cameras 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.

SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS REQUIRED. (a) A

development that has received an allocation of low income housing

tax credits under this subchapter must install and maintain

operable exterior surveillance cameras at appropriate locations

throughout the development.

(b) This section does not apply to a development that:

(1) is located in a rural area; or

(2)

received an allocation of low income housing tax

credits before September 1, 2025.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.