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HB2964 • 2025

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing.

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award loans for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing.

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Gamba,, Javadi, Representative Andersen,, Boice,, Chaichi,, Chotzen,, Dobson,, Fragala,, Hartman,, Hudson,, Mannix,, McLain,, Neron,, Pham H,, Sosa,, Senator Frederick,, Hayden,, Patterson,, Taylor,
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 House

    Chapter 380, (2025 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2025.

  2. 2025-06-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-16 Senate

    President signed.

  4. 2025-06-13 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-06-12 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 24; Nays, 4--Bonham, Girod, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 2--Nash, Starr.

  6. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Carried over to 06-12 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  14. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  15. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Second reading.

  16. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-05-14 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  18. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Referred to Housing and Development.

  19. 2025-04-16 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  20. 2025-04-15 House

    Third reading. Carried by Gamba. Passed. Ayes, 37; Nays, 16--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Drazan, Elmer, Harbick, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Smith G, Wallan, Yunker; Excused, 4--Cate, McDonald, Nguyen H, Walters; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Evans, Owens, Sanchez.

  21. 2025-04-14 House

    Second reading.

  22. 2025-04-11 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and subsequent referral to Ways and Means be rescinded.

  23. 2025-04-11 House

    Subsequent referral to Ways and Means rescinded by order of the Speaker.

  24. 2025-04-07 House

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-03-19 House

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-01-17 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

  27. 2025-01-13 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act makes OHCS provide loans for costs of low cost housing predevelopment. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.9).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act creates a temporary program for OHCS to award grants and loans for housing prep. (Flesch Readability Score: 74.2).</i>]
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to award [<i>grants</i>]<b> loans</b> for the predevelopment costs of affordable housing [<i>and a grant to assist nonprofits receiving grants or loans under this Act. Sunsets January 2, 2028</i>].<b> Requires the department to adopt initial rules by June 1, 2026, and to combine other existing predevelopment loan programs.</b>
[<i>Establishes the Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loan Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department to award loans for predevelopment costs of affordable housing.</i>]
[<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department for grants and loans.</i>]
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to affordable housing; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned