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HB3589 • 2025

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a senior housing development initiative.

Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a senior housing development initiative.

Housing Taxes
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Marsh,, Senator Patterson, Representative Andersen,, Gamba,, Gomberg,, Hartman,, Kropf,, Levy B,, Levy E,, Nosse,, Senator Neron Misslin,, Sollman
Last action
2025-08-13
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-08-13 House

    Chapter 576, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-07-24 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-27 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-27 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  6. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Second reading.

  7. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Patterson. Passed. Ayes, 22; Nays, 3--Girod, Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 5--Gorsek, Prozanski, Reynolds, Starr, Thatcher.

  8. 2025-06-24 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  9. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  10. 2025-06-23 House

    Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. Ayes, 43; Absent, 1--Harbick; Excused, 13--Boice, Boshart Davis, Cate, Diehl, Drazan, Edwards, Nguyen H, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wallan, Wright, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 3--Evans, Pham H, Sosa.

  11. 2025-06-20 House

    Second reading.

  12. 2025-06-19 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  13. 2025-06-17 House

    Work Session held.

  14. 2025-06-10 House

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-10 House

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-06-07 House

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Transportation and Economic Development.

  17. 2025-05-13 House

    Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  18. 2025-05-13 House

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  19. 2025-05-08 House

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-05-06 House

    Work Session held.

  21. 2025-04-29 House

    Informational Meeting held.

  22. 2025-04-01 House

    Public Hearing held.

  23. 2025-03-21 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, be referred to Revenue by prior reference, and then referred to Ways and Means.

  24. 2025-03-21 House

    Referred to Revenue by prior reference, then Ways and Means by order of the Speaker.

  25. 2025-03-17 House

    Work Session held.

  26. 2025-03-05 House

    Public Hearing held.

  27. 2025-02-20 House

    Referred to Housing and Homelessness with subsequent referral to Revenue.

  28. 2025-02-18 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act requires OHCS to focus on senior housing and sweeps moneys from tax deferrals for such housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
Requires the Housing and Community Services Department to develop a senior housing development initiative. Transfers moneys from the Senior Property Tax Deferral Revolving Account to be used for the initiative.
Requires the Department of Revenue to annually review the account, beginning in 2027, for <b>estimated</b> excess funds to transfer to the [<i>Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund</i>] <b>General Housing Account</b> for the initiative. Sunsets July 1, 2031.
Provides that projects funded by the Elderly and Disabled Housing Fund remain eligible for affordable housing tax credits.
Relating to: Relating to housing.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned