CS/HB 1389: Affordable Housing
GENERAL BILL by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Redondo
Affordable Housing; Requires counties & municipalities, respectively, to authorize multifamily & mixed-use residential uses as allowable uses for specified property; requires certain proposed developments to be within specified geographic boundaries; requires certain counties, municipalities, & school districts to be party to application for certain proposed developments; prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from restricting height of certain proposed developments in certain manner or requiring setbacks or step-backs that are more restrictive than certain zoning regulations; authorizes applicants for certain proposed developments to notify, by specified date, county or municipality, as applicable, on applicant's intent to proceed under certain provisions of law; requires counties & municipalities to allow certain applicants to submit revised applications, written requests, or notices of intent to account for changes made by act; provides that specified provisions of law relating to proposed developments do not apply to airport zoning regulations unless governing body of airport approves application; prohibits certain discriminatory practices based on financing of development, or proposed development, for affordable housing; waiving state's sovereign immunity for certain causes of action.
Last Action: 2/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2/9/2026 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
2/11/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
2/12/2026 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/13/2026 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
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CS/HB 1389, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 10:50 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1548 Affordable Housing Calatayud Similar Last Action: 2/4/2026 S Now in Fiscal Policy 
H 837 (c1) Affordable Housing Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee
S 962 Affordable Housing Bradley Compare Last Action: 2/12/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.01055 Affordable housing. Page 2 (pdf) 166.04151 Affordable housing. Page 7 (pdf) 333.03 Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations. Page 13 (pdf) 760.22 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf) 760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development. Page 15 (pdf) 760.35 Civil actions and relief; administrative procedures. Page 15 (pdf) -
HB 1389, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2026 at 1:14 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 208403 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Redondo 2/10/2026
12:01 PMAdopted without Objection
2/11/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.01055 Affordable housing. Page 1 (pdf) 166.04151 Affordable housing. Page 4 (pdf) 196.1979 County and municipal affordable housing property exemption. Page 6 (pdf)