Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
SB 898 limits the amount of low-income housing tax credits Texas can allocate per application. It caps total credits at $6 million per application round and $2 million per individual development. These rules apply only to applications submitted under the 2026 qualified allocation plan or later cycles, while older applications follow previous laws. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, and directly affects developers seeking tax credits for affordable housing projects through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Last action May 26, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and reorganized with additional explanatory text about digital accessibility updates. The core legislative content regarding low income housing tax credit allocation remains substantively unchanged, with the same provisions for credit issuance, allocation limits, and effective dates.
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Added a statement about digital content accessibility alignment with WCAG 2.1 standards, which is administrative rather than legislative content.
Reformatted bill structure with new header information including bill number, sponsor, and version designation.
Removed original bill header formatting and page numbering that preceded the legislative text.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
10
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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