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SB 1726: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Housing; Citing this act as the “Real Affordable Housing Relief Act”; deleting provisions prohibiting municipalities, counties, or other entities of local government from adopting or maintaining certain laws relating to rent control; authorizing counties and municipalities to create community land bank programs for a certain purpose; providing requirements for the sale of certain property to land banks; providing conditions for the subsequent resale of property acquired by land banks; requiring the Department of Financial Services to adopt a home resiliency grading scale for a specified purpose; creating the Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program for a certain purpose, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/22/2026 Senate - Introduced
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced

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  • SB 1726, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 4:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1493 Housing Joseph Similar Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
    S 30 Rate Filings for Property Insurers Sharief Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.67 Prohibited practices. Page 36 (pdf)
    125.0103 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls. Page 6 (pdf)
    166.043 Ordinances and rules imposing price controls. Page 6 (pdf)
    166.0452 Page 7 (pdf)
    215.55866 Page 19 (pdf)
    215.55867 Page 20 (pdf)
    220.1851 Page 20 (pdf)
    420.0005 State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund. Page 22 (pdf)
    420.50931 Page 23 (pdf)
    420.5312 Page 25 (pdf)
    420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund. Page 26 (pdf)
    542.21 Penalties for violation. Page 36 (pdf)
    542.22 Suits for damages. Page 37 (pdf)
    542.25 Judgment in favor of state as prima facie evidence. Page 38 (pdf)
    542.32 Rule of construction and coverage. Page 39 (pdf)
    542.37 Page 27 (pdf)
    627.0613 Consumer advocate. Page 29 (pdf)
    627.062 Rate standards. Page 30 (pdf)
    692.041 Page 33 (pdf)

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