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TX SJR75

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nathan Johnson

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the workforce housing fund as a special fund in the state treasury to facilitate development of affordable workforce housing

  • Fund money may only be used to provide low-interest loans to developers for affordable workforce housing projects

  • Transfers $2 billion from the state's general revenue fund to the workforce housing fund on January 1, 2026

  • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will administer the fund, with loan repayments deposited back into the general revenue fund

  • Proposed constitutional amendment would be submitted to voters at an election on November 4, 2025

Legislative Description

Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the workforce housing fund to facilitate the development of affordable workforce housing and transferring to that fund $2 billion from state general revenue.

State Finances

Last Action

Referred to Local Government

3/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Government3/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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