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Your Government Affairs Team: Advocating for our

Members on the Local, State and National Levels

It has been a busy year! Your Government Affairs Team has been plugged into more than
15 local municipalities to strengthen our relationships and address any issues that affect your
business and bottom line. We have a few critical meetings coming up and every member is
invited to attend.

Meeting with City of Boerne’s Planning and Community Development Team
Thursday, October 3rd at 10:00am at GSABA

Kristi Sutterfield Topics covered will be variances & setbacks, new application procedures, fee
Executive Vice President structures and more.

Meeting with City of Schertz’s Planning and Community Development Team
Monday, October 28th at 10:00am in the Bob Andrews Conference Room at 1400 Schertz Parkway
Topics include roadway impact fees, permit turnaround times, inspections and other critical issues.
Meeting with City of San Antonio’s Development Services Department
Wednesday, November 13th at 1:00pm at the City of San Antonio 1901 S. Alamo
Topics are permit/performance turnaround times; Contractor Connect program, and digital billboards.

On the State level, I want to highlight three new State Laws that every Builder, Remodeler and Developer should be aware of.

HOUSE BILL 852 - This law is now in effect and it prohibits a municipality from considering the value of a residential dwelling or
the cost of constructing or improving the dwelling in determining the amount of a related building permit or inspection fee.
HOUSE BILL 1743 - This legislation lowered the number of years that the agriculture and timber land roll-back tax is due
following a change in land use designation from five years to three years and lowers the interest rate owed from 7% to 5%.

HOUSE BILL 2439 - This law went into effect on September 1st and it prohibits cities and other governmental entities from using
building codes or other local ordinance powers to mandate the use of certain products in construction and result in the direct
or indirect prohibition of other code approved products such as masonry, insulation, pipe and tubing. This bill will also void any
currently adopted ordinances that violate the legislation’s provisions and those ordinances cannot be grandfathered and are
now illegal.

We are very fortunate to be part of the Texas Association of Builders (TAB). Scott Norman, Ned Munoz, JD Hale and the TAB team
do an amazing job representing us at the State Capitol. Check out their impressive numbers from the 86th Legislative Session
below.
Thank you for being a member of GSABA. Please call on me or a member of my team if we can help you in any way.
This information was provided by the Texas Association of Builders (TAB).
SESSION BY THE NUMBERS

10,887 1,525 56 1,555 6
Bills and Bills and Bills Vetoed TAB Related TAB Priority Bills
Resolution Filed Resolution Passed Bills Tracked

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This information was provided by the Texas Association of Builders (TAB).
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SESSION BY THE NUMBERS Warm regards,

Amendments to the Texas Proposition 4 (HJR72) Proposition 7 (HJR151)
10,887
56
6
1,525
Constitution that were passed “The constitutional amendment 1,555 “The constitutional amendment
Bills and
TAB Related
Bills Vetoed
TAB Priority Bills
Bills and
8 during the Regular Session require prohibiting the imposition of an allowing increased distributions to
OCTOBER 2019 | GREATER SAN ANTONIO BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
voter approval in order to become sed Bills Tracked
Resolution Pas
individual income tax, including a
the available school fund.”
Resolution Filed
effective as law. During the tax on an individual’s share of

upcoming November 5 election, partnership and unincorporated Proposition 8 (HJR4)
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there will be ten constitutional association income.” “The constitutional amendment
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amendments on the ballot. SUPPORTED BY TAB providing for the creation of the
flood infrastructure fund to assist
Amendments to the Texas Proposition 4 (HJR72) Proposition 7 (HJR151)
Proposition 5 (HJR72)
in the financing of drainage, floor
Proposition 1 (HJR72)
Constitution that were passed “The constitutional amendment “The constitutional amendment
“The constitutional amendment
mitigation and flood control
“The constitutional amendment
during the Regular Session require prohibiting the imposition of an allowing increased distributions to
dedicating the revenue received
permitting a person to hold more
projects.”
voter approval in order to become individual income tax, including a the available school fund.”
from the existing state sales and
than one office as a municipal
SUPPORTED BY TAB
effective as law. During the tax on an individual’s share of
use taxes that are imposed on
judge at the same time.”
upcoming November 5 election, partnership and unincorporated Proposition 8 (HJR4)
sporting goods to the Texas Parks
Proposition 9 (HJR95)

there will be ten constitutional association income.” “The constitutional amendment
and Wildlife Department and the
“The constitutional amendment
Proposition 2 (SJR79)
amendments on the ballot. SUPPORTED BY TAB providing for the creation of the
authorizing the legislature to
Texas Historical Commission to
“ The constitutional amendment
providing for the issuance of protect Texas’ natural areas, water flood infrastructure fund to assist
exempt from ad valorem taxation
Proposition 1 (HJR72) Proposition 5 (HJR72) in the financing of drainage, floor
quality and history by acquiring,
precious metal held in a previous
additional general obligation bonds
“The constitutional amendment “The constitutional amendment metal depository located in this
managing and improving state and mitigation and flood control
by the Texas Water Development
permitting a person to hold more dedicating the revenue received projects.”
local parks and historic sites while
state.”
Board in an amount not to exceed
than one office as a municipal from the existing state sales and SUPPORTED BY TAB
not increasing the rate of the state

$200 million to provide financial
judge at the same time.” use taxes that are imposed on Proposition 10(SJR32)
sales and use taxes.”
assistance for the development of
certain projects in economically sporting goods to the Texas Parks Proposition 9 (HJR95)

“The constitutional amendment to
Proposition 2 (SJR79) and Wildlife Department and the “The constitutional amendment
allow the transfer of a law
Proposition 6 (HJR12)
distressed areas.”
“ The constitutional amendment Texas Historical Commission to authorizing the legislature to
“the constitutional amendment
enforcement animal to a qualified

providing for the issuance of protect Texas’ natural areas, water exempt from ad valorem taxation
authorizing the legislature to
caretaker in certain
Proposition 3 (HJR34)
additional general obligation bonds quality and history by acquiring, precious metal held in a previous
circumstances.”
increase by $3 billion the
“The constitutional amendment
by the Texas Water Development managing and improving state and metal depository located in this
maximum bond amount authorized
authorizing the legislature to
Board in an amount not to exceed local parks and historic sites while state.”
for the Cancer Prevention and
provide for a temporary
$200 million to provide financial not increasing the rate of the state
Research Institute of Texas.”
exemption from ad valorem
assistance for the development of sales and use taxes.” Proposition 10(SJR32)

taxation of a portion of the
certain projects in economically “The constitutional amendment to
appraised value of certain property
distressed areas.” Proposition 6 (HJR12) allow the transfer of a law

damaged by a disaster.”
SUPPORTED BY TAB “the constitutional amendment enforcement animal to a qualified
Proposition 3 (HJR34) authorizing the legislature to caretaker in certain
“The constitutional amendment increase by $3 billion the circumstances.”
authorizing the legislature to maximum bond amount authorized
provide for a temporary for the Cancer Prevention and
exemption from ad valorem Research Institute of Texas.”
taxation of a portion of the
appraised value of certain property
damaged by a disaster.”
SUPPORTED BY TAB