TX SB243

Changes civil penalties for migrant labor housing facility violations from a flat $200 per day to not less than $50 per person occupying the facility per day of violation

Expands who can bring enforcement actions to include the department through contested case hearings, county attorneys, the attorney general, and migrant agricultural workers who live in the facility and have filed a complaint (excluding H-2A visa workers from private enforcement)

Establishes a formal complaint process allowing occupants, prospective occupants, designated representatives, and adjacent property owners to file complaints via website, in person, phone, or written notice, with the department required to notify facility operators within 5 days

Requires facility operators to remedy complaints within 7 days for general violations or 30 days for violations posing imminent health and safety hazards, with relocation requirements if remediation takes longer

Prohibits retaliation against persons filing complaints, requires multilingual outreach and education programs for workers and facility operators, and mandates interagency cooperation to identify unlicensed facilities, with Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to adopt implementing rules by March 1, 2026