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HB 4505 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.

HB 4505 establishes a special state fund to finance workforce housing development for households earning 30-80% of the area median income. The fund will be financed through gifts, grants, legislative appropriations, fees, and loan repayments, and will be administered by a contracted nonprofit housing organization. This program aims to increase housing options for working households, stabilize local economies, and reduce demand for other state services. The bill passed the Texas legislature in May 2025, creating a dedicated funding mechanism for workforce housing projects.
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingHB 4505 establishes a dedicated fund to finance workforce housing for 30-80% AMI households, directly advancing affordable housing development through state funding mechanisms.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentDirectly funds housing for 30-80% AMI working households, addressing a key employment barrier and stabilizing workforce participation per bill's stated goals.85% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · May 16, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a digital text format with updated accessibility standards. The core policy content regarding the workforce housing capital investment fund program remains substantively unchanged, though some formatting inconsistencies were corrected and minor text adjustments were made throughout the document.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative intent and provisions remain the same.
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Document formatting changed from traditional legislative markup to digital text format with updated accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1).

Minor text formatting corrections were made throughout the document, including spacing and line breaks.

Header information was updated to reflect the engrossed version with bill number 89(R) HB 4505.

Original page numbers and internal tracking codes were removed during the formatting update.

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

77–56
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 146
May 15, 2025
D Democratic60
50 Yea 1 Nay 9
83% Yea
R Republican86
27 Yea 55 Nay 4
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Brad Buckley
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
TX
54
P
Photo of Cecil Bell
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
TX
3
P
Photo of Sheryl Cole
Sheryl Cole
DDemocratic
TX
46
Co
Photo of Stan Lambert
Stan Lambert
RRepublican
TX
71