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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 818

An Act providing for the establishment of first-time homebuyer savings accounts for first-time homebuyers in this Commonwealth; establishing the First-time Homebuyer Savings Account Program and the First-time Homebuyer Savings Account Fund; and imposing duties on the Treasury Department.

In the Senate's Urban Affairs & Housing Committee since May 22, 2025.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

31 co-sponsors

Jose Giral, Chris Pielli, SCOTT CONKLIN, Tarik Khan, Benjamin V. Sanchez, TINA M. DAVIS, Carol Hill-Evans, Lindsay Powell, Michael H. Schlossberg, Kyle Donahue, Jim Haddock, ED NEILSON, Robert E. Merski, Joe Ciresi, ROBERT FREEMAN, Danielle Friel Otten, Joseph C. Hohenstein, DANIEL J. DEASY JR., Jennifer O'Mara, Mandy Steele, G. Roni Green, Maureen E. Madden, Joe Webster, Dave Madsen, Jacklyn Rusnock, Keith S. Harris, Carol Kazeem, Liz Hanbidge, Sean Dougherty, Jill N. Cooper, John C. Inglis III

Its course

March 5 to May 22, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to May 1268 days

Housing & Community DevelopmentMar 5 to Apr 834 days

AppropriationsMay 7 to May 125 days

In the SenateFrom May 12

Urban Affairs & HousingFrom May 22

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading183–20

    Passed · May 12

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 8

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 7

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 5 – May 12

  1. Mar 5Sent to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  2. Apr 8HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT recommended it as amended
  3. May 7Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 12APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 183 to 20

In the Senate May 22

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Mar 5Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 5, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 8Reported as amended, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Apr 8First consideration, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Apr 8Laid on the table, April 8, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 6Removed from table, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 7Second consideration, with amendments, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 7Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 551-553), May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 12Re-reported as committed, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  10. May 12Third consideration and final passage, May 12, 2025 (183-20)House of Representatives
  11. May 12(Remarks see House Journal Page 599-600), May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  12. May 22In the SenateSenate
  13. May 22Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, May 22, 2025Senate