Affordable Rental Housing Program/Create

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act creates the Affordable Rental Housing Program (ARHP) within the Housing Development Fund. The ARHP is modeled on the federal Section 515 program and provides loans to increase the supply of affordable housing for families with very low-, low-, and moderate-incomes, individuals who are elderly, and individuals with disabilities.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. May 15, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate · Senate Housing & Land Use
2. May 21, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · Senate Housing & Land Use
3. Jun 10, 2025SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 3 ABSENT18–0 vote
4. Jun 11, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Housing Committee in House · House Housing
5. Jun 17, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 5 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · House Housing
6. Jun 30, 2025HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANT39–0 vote
7. Sep 3, 2025GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 10 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 1 Republican.

• RH Russell HuxtableD Primary sponsor · District 6
• SE S. Elizabeth LockmanD Joint sponsor · District 3
• KJ Kendra JohnsonD Joint sponsor · District 5