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Committee adopts tougher penalty structure and timelines for migrant-worker housing complaints
Summary
Committee substitute for Senate Bill 2,43 would change TDHCA penalties for violations of migrant housing standards from $200 per day to $50 per person per day and set agency notification and remedy timelines; committee voted to report the substitute favorably to the full Senate.
Senator Flores explained a committee substitute to Senate Bill 2,43 intended to strengthen enforcement of housing standards for migrant farm workers by updating penalties and timetables used by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).
Under current law, Flores said, the penalty for violations of TDHCA housing standards is a flat $200 per day; the…
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