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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 986

An Act providing for transparency in realty agreements; prohibiting unfair real estate service agreements; and imposing penalties.

In the Senate's Urban Affairs & Housing Committee since May 12, 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

11 co-sponsors

Maureen E. Madden, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Chris Pielli, Jose Giral, Tarik Khan, Melissa Cerrato, ED NEILSON, G. Roni Green, Keith S. Harris, Joe Webster

Its course

March 20 to May 12, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 20 to May 748 days

Housing & Community DevelopmentMar 20 to Apr 819 days

AppropriationsMay 6 to May 71 day

In the SenateFrom May 7

Urban Affairs & HousingFrom May 12

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading153–50

    Passed · 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 20 – May 7

  1. Mar 20Sent to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
  2. Apr 8HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT recommended it
  3. May 6Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 7APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 153 to 50

In the Senate May 12

  1. May 12Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Mar 20Referred to HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, March 20, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 8Reported as committed, 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 5Removed from table, May 5, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 6Second consideration, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 6Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 6, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 7Re-reported as committed, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 7Third consideration and final passage, May 7, 2025 (153-50)House of Representatives
  10. May 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 560), May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  11. May 12In the SenateSenate
  12. May 12Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, May 12, 2025Senate