89R66 JAM-D     By: Swanson H.B. No. 293       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requirements for applications for low income   housing tax credits for developments financed through the private   activity bond program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 2306.67071, Government   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 2306.67071.  ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENT:   DEVELOPMENTS FINANCED THROUGH PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND PROGRAM   [NOTICE, HEARING, AND RESOLUTION BY CERTAIN GOVERNING BODIES].          SECTION 2.  Section 2306.67071, Government Code, is amended   by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and adding Subsection (c-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  Before submitting to the department an application for   housing tax credits for developments financed through the private   activity bond program, including private activity bonds issued by   the department, the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, or   a local issuer, an applicant must provide notice of the intent to   file the application:                (1)  to the state representative who represents the   district containing the proposed development site; and                 (2)  to:                      (A) [(1)]  the governing body of a municipality in   which the proposed development site is to be located;                      (B) [(2)]  subject to Paragraph (C) [Subdivision   (3)], the commissioners court of a county in which the proposed   development site is to be located, if the proposed site is to be   located in an area of a county that is not part of a municipality; or                      (C) [(3)]  the commissioners court of a county in   which the proposed development site is to be located and the   governing body of the applicable municipality, if the proposed site   is to be located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a   municipality.          (c-1)  Regardless of whether the applicant has complied with   Subsection (c), the board may not approve an application for   housing tax credits for a development financed through the private   activity bond program if the state representative who represents   the district containing the proposed development site submits to   the department a letter opposing the development.          (d)  The department by rule may provide for the time and   manner of the submission to the department of a resolution required   by Subsection (c) or a letter described by Subsection (c-1).          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to an application for low income housing tax credits that is   submitted to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs   during an application cycle that is based on the 2026 qualified   allocation plan or a subsequent plan adopted by the governing board   of the department. An application that is submitted during an   application cycle that is based on an earlier qualified allocation   plan is governed by the law in effect on the date the application   cycle began, and the former law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.