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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 - Received
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • 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
    • Referred to Rules
    • Received

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  • CS/HB 701, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 2:31 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1714 (c1) Local Housing Assistance Plans Burton Identical Last Action: 4/10/2025 S Now in Rules

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2025 11:16 AM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    420.9071 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf)
    420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. Page 1 (pdf)
    420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 701, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2025 at 12:04 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1714 Local Housing Assistance Plans Burton Similar Last Action: 4/10/2025 S Now in Rules

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    617623 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Stark 3/21/2025
    5:33 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/26/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. Page 2 (pdf)

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