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HB3378 • 2025

Requires residential landlords to offer a method of accessing the dwelling unit other than software on tenant-owned phones or other electronic devices for the dwelling to be considered habitable.

Requires residential landlords to offer a method of accessing the dwelling unit other than software on tenant-owned phones or other electronic devices for the dwelling to be considered habitable.

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Gomberg, Representative Andersen,, Gamba,, Javadi,, Senator Anderson,, Reynolds,, Weber
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 House

    Chapter 127, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-05-22 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-05-15 Senate

    President signed.

  4. 2025-05-14 House

    Speaker signed.

  5. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. Ayes, 23; Nays, 6--Bonham, Lieber, Linthicum, McLane, Robinson, Smith DB; Excused, 1--Gelser Blouin.

  6. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Girod declared potential conflict of interest.

  7. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Carried over to 05-13 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Carried over to 05-12 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  10. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Second reading.

  11. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Work Session held.

  12. 2025-04-21 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  13. 2025-03-13 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  14. 2025-03-13 Senate

    Referred to Housing and Development.

  15. 2025-03-11 House

    Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. Ayes, 46; Nays, 12--Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Elmer, Harbick, Lewis, Osborne, Owens, Reschke, Skarlatos, Yunker; Excused, 2--McDonald, Nguyen H.

  16. 2025-03-10 House

    Second reading.

  17. 2025-03-06 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  18. 2025-03-05 House

    Work Session held.

  19. 2025-02-19 House

    Public Hearing held.

  20. 2025-01-30 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness.

  21. 2025-01-28 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act requires landlords to offer nonapp keys to tenants. (Flesch Readability Score: 69.7).
Requires residential landlords to offer a method of accessing the dwelling unit other than software on tenant-owned phones or other electronic devices for the dwelling to be considered habitable.
Relating to: Relating to tenant dwelling access to dwelling unit.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned