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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3198: Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3198 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies. Primary sponsor: Jo Jones (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 20, 2025): Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jo JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse147

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source