HB356
Local housing policy; expands the range of changes that are required.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Chief Patron:
Josh Thomas (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Housing and Community Development; local housing policy; report to Department.
Expands the range of local housing policy changes that are required to be submitted annually in a report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by any locality with a population greater than 3,500 and moves the reporting date from September 1 to August 1 of each year.-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104973D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB356)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/30/2026 - House: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
