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SB684 • 2025

Amends the definition of "residential housing" to include certain mixed income housing.

Amends the definition of "residential housing" to include certain mixed income housing.

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Pham,, Anderson,, Meek, Senator Broadman,, Frederick,, Manning Jr,, Patterson,, Reynolds,, Taylor,, Representative Andersen,, Gamba,, Gomberg,, Marsh,, Nelson,, Neron,, Nosse,, Valderrama,, Walters,
Last action
2025-07-25
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Chapter 537, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-25 Senate

    Effective date, September 26, 2025.

  3. 2025-07-17 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-27 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-27 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-26 House

    Third reading. Carried by Marsh. Passed. Ayes, 43; Nays, 4--Boice, Osborne, Skarlatos, Wright; Excused, 8--Cate, Diehl, Harbick, McIntire, Nguyen H, Reschke, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 5--Evans, Levy B, Mannix, Pham H, Scharf.

  7. 2025-06-25 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  8. 2025-06-25 House

    Second reading.

  9. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Second reading.

  10. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Pham, Anderson. Passed. Ayes, 27; Nays, 2--Linthicum, Robinson; Excused, 1--Thatcher.

  11. 2025-06-24 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  12. 2025-06-24 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  13. 2025-06-23 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the B-Eng. bill. (Printed C-Eng.)

  14. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Work Session held.

  15. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  16. 2025-06-20 Senate

    Work Session held.

  17. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

  18. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed B-Eng.)

  19. 2025-05-15 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

  20. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Public Hearing and Work Session held.

  21. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  22. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and requesting referral to Finance and Revenue and then Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)

  23. 2025-04-15 Senate

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

  24. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-03-12 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Housing and Development, then Ways and Means.

  27. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: This Act makes OHCS report on mixed income housing programs and lets housing authorities run or own more mixed income housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6).</b>
[<i>Digest: This Act makes OHCS create mixed income housing programs and lets housing authorities run or own more mixed income housing. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).</i>]
[<i>Directs the Housing and Community Services Department to establish a program to issue low-interest short-term loans for the construction of mixed income housing.</i>] Amends the definition of "residential housing" to include certain mixed income housing. Requires the<b> Housing and Community Services</b> Department to adopt rules for long-term financing of residential housing on or before January 1, 2027. Requires the department to report on <b>recommendations for mixed income housing by November 15, 2025, and report on </b>updates to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to housing by September 15, 2026. [<i>Establishes the Mixed Income Public Development Loan Fund to be continually appropriated to the department for those purposes.</i>]
Reduces limitations on the mixed income housing that housing authorities may finance, develop, own, operate or manage.
<b>Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Relating to: Relating to housing; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned