SB 1548: Affordable Housing
GENERAL BILL by Calatayud
Affordable Housing; Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize certain residential use on property owned by a county, municipality, or school district under certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term “person”; revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable; waiving the state’s sovereign immunity for certain causes of action based upon housing discrimination, etc.
Last Action: 3/6/2026 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1389
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Community Affairs (CA)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Fiscal Policy; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/03/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/3/2026 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/4/2026 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/25/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/2/2026 Senate • Favorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/03/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/3/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 21 NAYS 0
3/4/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
3/6/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1389
• Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1389
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SB 1548, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 8:23 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 837 (c2) Affordable Housing Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/20/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
H 1389 (c2) Affordable Housing Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/6/2026 H In Messages
S 962 (e1) Affordable Housing Bradley Compare Last Action: 3/10/2026 H 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
Committee Votes (3)
Date Committee Result 2/3/2026 3:30 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/2/2026 12:00 PM Fiscal Policy 18 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/3/2026 9:00 AM Rules 21 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.01055 Affordable housing. Page 2 (pdf) 166.04151 Affordable housing. Page 6 (pdf) 333.03 Requirement to adopt airport zoning regulations. Page 11 (pdf) 760.22 Definitions. Page 12 (pdf) 760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and in permitting of development. Page 12 (pdf) 760.35 Civil actions and relief; administrative procedures. Page 13 (pdf)