Gary Gates, Texas State Representative from the 28th district | Twitter Website
Gary Gates, Texas State Representative from the 28th district | Twitter Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to public housing authorities; authorizing a fee’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill modifies the tax exemption criteria for properties owned by public housing authorities in Texas. It establishes conditions under which multifamily residential developments may qualify for property-based tax exemptions, such as reserving certain percentages of units for lower or moderate income households and ensuring compliance with audit requirements. The bill mandates regular audits to assess compliance with these conditions and outlines penalties for non-compliance, including potential loss of tax exemptions. It also emphasizes tenant protections, requiring authorities to market units to participants in the housing choice voucher program and prohibiting discrimination against such tenants. The bill's provisions apply to taxes or special assessments for tax years beginning on or after its enactment, with an effective date of either immediately upon passage with necessary legislative approval or Sept. 1, 2025.
Gary Gates, chair of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management and member of the House Committee on Energy Resources, proposed another two bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Gary Gates is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 28th House district. He replaced previous state representative John Zerwas in 2020.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1590 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to multifamily residential developments owned by public facility corporations |
| HB 1225 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program |
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