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SB 594: Local Housing Assistance Plans

GENERAL BILL by Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington

Local Housing Assistance Plans; Authorizing counties and eligible municipalities to expend certain funds on lot rental assistance for mobile home owners for a specified time period; requiring each county and eligible municipality to include in its local housing assistance plan certain strategies; authorizing counties and eligible municipalities to provide certain funds to mobile home owners for rehabilitation and emergency repairs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/10/2026 House - Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/19/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules
    1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
    1/16/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, 01/21/26, 11:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    1/21/2026 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
    • Now in Rules
    1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/3/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/9/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/11/26
    2/11/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 294
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 294
    • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 294
    • Immediately certified -SJ 299
    2/11/2026 House • In Messages
    3/9/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/10/2026 House • Read 2nd time
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0

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  • SB 594, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/19/2025 at 12:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Pre-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 267 Local Housing Assistance Plans Stark, Berfield Identical Last Action: 3/10/2026 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 594

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    1/13/2026 1:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/21/2026 11:00 AM Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development 14 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/3/2026 9:00 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/11/2026 1:30 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/10/2026 4:51 PM House 110 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 2 (pdf)

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