AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
Summary
Specifies that low and moderate income housing exists when a city or town has adopted an inclusionary zoning ordinance requiring that all housing developments include at least fifty percent (50%) low or moderate income housing units.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Last action Jun 18, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2025
How they voted
24–11
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 18, 2025
D
Democratic32
62% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/18/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 17, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/17/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 1, 2025
Committee
05/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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