HB4840 - Relating to the governance of public housing authorities established by certain municipalities.

  89R22824 JAM-D     By: Bell of Kaufman H.B. No. 4840     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4840:     By:  Bell of Montgomery C.S.H.B. No. 4840       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the governance of public housing authorities   established by certain municipalities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 392.031, Local Government Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1),   (a-2), and (a-3) to read as follows:          (a)  Each municipal housing authority shall be governed by   five, seven, nine, or 11 commissioners.           (a-1)     For a housing authority of a municipality with a   population of 40,000 or more, the [ The ] presiding officer of the   governing body of the [ a ] municipality shall appoint five, seven,   nine, or 11 persons to serve as commissioners of the authority.           (a-2)     For a housing authority of a municipality with a   population of less than 40,000, the governing body of the   municipality by majority vote shall appoint five, seven, nine, or   11 persons to serve as commissioners of the authority.           (a-3)   An appointed commissioner of the authority may not be   an officer or employee of the municipality.  Appointments made   under this section must comply with the requirements of Section   392.0331, if applicable.          SECTION 2.  Section 392.0331(b-1), Local Government Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b-1)   A [ The presiding officer of the governing body of a ]   municipality that has a municipal housing authority in which the   total number of units is 150 or fewer is not required to appoint a   tenant or a recipient of housing assistance to the position of   commissioner as otherwise required by Subsection (b) if the   municipality [ presiding officer ] has provided timely notice of a   vacancy in the position to all eligible tenants or recipients of   housing assistance and is unable to fill the position with an   eligible tenant or recipient of housing assistance before the 60th   day after the date the position becomes vacant.          SECTION 3.  The change in law made by this Act in amending   Section 392.031, Local Government Code, does not affect the ability   of a commissioner of a housing authority who was appointed by the   presiding officer of the governing body of a municipality under   that section and who is serving on the effective date of this Act to   continue to serve the remainder of the term to which the   commissioner is appointed.  As the terms of commissioners of the   housing authority expire or as a vacancy is created in a   commissioner's position, the governing body of the municipality   shall appoint the commissioners as required by Section 392.031,   Local Government Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.