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  89R12126 MZM-D     By: Ward Johnson H.B. No. 3340       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authority of a municipality to establish rent   control for persons 65 years of age or older.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 214.902, Local Government Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (b) to   read as follows:           (a-1)     In addition to the authority provided by Subsection   (a), the governing body of a municipality by ordinance may   establish rent control for persons 65 years of age or older.          (b)  The governing body shall continue or discontinue rent   control established under Subsection (a) in the same manner that   the governor continues or discontinues a state of disaster under   Section 418.014, Government Code.          SECTION 2.  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.