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CS/HB 701: Local Housing Assistance Plans

GENERAL BILL by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Stark ; Berfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Barnaby ; Eskamani ; Gerwig ; Harris ; López, J. ; Rosenwald ; Spencer

Local Housing Assistance Plans; Authorizes county or eligible municipality to expend certain funds on lot rental assistance to mobile home owners for specified time period; requires counties & eligible municipalities to develop certain strategies in their local housing assistance plans; provides that lot rental assistance is approved home ownership activity for certain purposes; authorizes certain funds to be provided to mobile home owners for rehabilitation & emergency repairs; removes prohibition that only certain percentage of funds may be used for manufactured housing.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - In Messages
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2025 House • Filed
2/26/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/21/2025 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
3/25/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
3/26/2025 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/27/2025 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
4/7/2025 House • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
4/9/2025 House • Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
4/11/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
4/15/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
4/16/2025 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages