HB164
Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Josh Thomas (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership.
Eliminates the maximum grant amount authorized to be granted by a locality for home ownership to employees of the locality, employees of the school board, and employees of constitutional officers and eliminates the requirement that such grants are subject to regional sales price and household income limitations. Current law imposes ... (More) a maximum grant amount of $25,000 for individual grants per employee, as well as a maximum lifetime cumulative amount of $25,000 per employee. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102981D
- 01/06/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/20/2026 - House: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/21/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (16-Y 4-N)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/28/2026 - House: Read second time
- 01/28/2026 - House: committee amendment agreed to
- 01/28/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/29/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (7-Y 6-N)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/11/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/11/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB164ER)
- 03/11/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026
- 03/14/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
