SB 1726: Housing

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Housing; Citing this act as the “Real Affordable Housing Relief Act”; deleting provisions prohibiting municipalities, counties, or other entities of local government from adopting or maintaining certain laws relating to rent control; authorizing counties and municipalities to create community land bank programs for a certain purpose; providing requirements for the sale of certain property to land banks; providing conditions for the subsequent resale of property acquired by land banks; requiring the Department of Financial Services to adopt a home resiliency grading scale for a specified purpose; creating the Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program for a certain purpose, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 04:44 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1493 by Joseph Housing Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee	Similar
  S 30 by Sharief Rate Filings for Property Insurers Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Banking and Insurance	Compare

• Citations - Statute (19)

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  83.67	Prohibited practices.	Page 36 (pdf)
  125.0103	Ordinances and rules imposing price controls.	Page 6 (pdf)
  166.043	Ordinances and rules imposing price controls.	Page 6 (pdf)
  166.0452		Page 7 (pdf)
  215.55866		Page 19 (pdf)
  215.55867		Page 20 (pdf)
  220.1851		Page 20 (pdf)
  420.0005	State Housing Trust Fund; State Housing Fund.	Page 22 (pdf)
  420.50931		Page 23 (pdf)
  420.5312		Page 25 (pdf)
  420.9079	Local Government Housing Trust Fund.	Page 26 (pdf)
  542.21	Penalties for violation.	Page 36 (pdf)
  542.22	Suits for damages.	Page 37 (pdf)
  542.25	Judgment in favor of state as prima facie evidence.	Page 38 (pdf)
  542.32	Rule of construction and coverage.	Page 39 (pdf)
  542.37		Page 27 (pdf)
  627.0613	Consumer advocate.	Page 29 (pdf)
  627.062	Rate standards.	Page 30 (pdf)
  692.041		Page 33 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Rules
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Community Affairs