TX HB3340

Authorizes municipal governing bodies to establish rent control by ordinance specifically for persons 65 years of age or older

Creates a new exception to existing state law that generally prohibits municipalities from enacting rent control measures

Clarifies that disaster-related rent control provisions (requiring periodic continuation or discontinuation like a state of disaster) apply only to rent control established under existing disaster authority, not to the new senior-specific rent control

Takes effect immediately if approved by two-thirds vote of both legislative chambers, otherwise takes effect September 1, 2025