H.B. No. 4045 amends Section 2306.6710(g) of the Government Code regarding the allocation of low-income housing tax credits in Texas. The bill stipulates that if no written statement is received for an application or if the statement does not express support for or against the application, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs shall award the maximum points possible under a specific scoring category to enhance the points available for the application. Additionally, when reallocating points from one scoring category to another, the department is required to assign positive points for supportive resolutions, negative points for opposing resolutions, and zero points for neutral resolutions.

The changes introduced by this bill will only apply to applications for low-income housing tax credits submitted during the application cycle based on the 2026 qualified allocation plan or any subsequent plans. Applications submitted during earlier cycles will continue to be governed by the previous laws in effect at the time those cycles began. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 2306.6710 (Government Code 2306)
House Committee Report: Government Code 2306.6710 (Government Code 2306)