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AB1097 • 2025

authorizing a city, village, town, or county to establish a fair housing department to assist and educate residents and enforce local fair housing ordinances, providing a grant program, and making an appropriation

authorizing a city, village, town, or county to establish a fair housing department to assist and educate residents and enforce local fair housing ordinances, providing a grant program, and making an appropriation

Budget Housing
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Goodwin, Sinicki, Stubbs and Clancy
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
A - Local Government
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-03-17 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. 2026-03-13 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Rivera-Wagner , Goodwin , Sinicki , Stubbs and Clancy

  6. 2026-03-13 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

Official Summary Text

authorizing a city, village, town, or county to establish a fair housing department to assist and educate residents and enforce local fair housing ordinances, providing a grant program, and making an appropriation
Status: A - Local Government