Bill Summary

HB 701 Local Housing Assistance Plans (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Stark, Berfield Co Sponsors: Bankson, Barnaby, Eskamani, Gerwig, Harris, López, J., Rosenwald, Spencer, Daniels CS Sponsors: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
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Summary
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: July 1, 2025
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committees of reference
   H Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
   H Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
02/18/25
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Filed
02/26/25
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Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
02/26/25
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Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
03/21/25
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On Committee agenda - Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee, 03/25/25, 12:00 pm, 17 H
03/26/25
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Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee on 03/25/25; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/25
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/27/25
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Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
04/07/25
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On Committee agenda - Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee, 04/09/25, 8:00 am, 17 H
04/09/25
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Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/09/25
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Now in Commerce Committee
04/11/25
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 04/15/25, 1:00 pm, 212 K
04/16/25
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Favorable by Commerce Committee on 04/15/25; 26 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/16/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/17/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/25
04/23/25
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/23/25
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In Messages
04/23/25
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Received; Referred to Rules
05/03/25
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
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bill text & filed amendments
0701
Filed on 02/18/25
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Amendment 617623 DE
Stark
Filed on 03/21/25
Adopted
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0701C1
Filed on 03/26/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
420.9071
420.9072
420.9075
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