HB527
Eviction Reduction Program; established, report.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 18, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Chief Patron:
Adele McClure (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Department of Housing and Community Development; Eviction Reduction Program; report.
Establishes the Eviction Reduction Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development to expand the work of the Department in (i) promoting housing stability, (ii) identifying factors that contribute to eviction filings, (iii) providing interventions to prevent or divert evictions, and (iv) supporting eviction prevention and diversion efforts across ... (More) the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Department to report annually to the General Assembly regarding the Program. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103259D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/26/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB527)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/07/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (17-Y 4-N)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/10/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26106258D-H1
- 02/10/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/11/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB527)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
