HB 4840

relating to the governance of public housing authorities
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 392.031(a), Local Government Code, is
(a)  Each municipal housing authority shall be governed by
five, seven, nine, or 11 commissioners.  The [presiding officer of
the] governing body of a municipality by majority vote shall
appoint five, seven, nine, or 11 persons to serve as commissioners
of the authority.  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
(b-1)  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
governing body [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 member 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 members as
required by Section 392.031, Local Government Code, as amended by
SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.