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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5359

AN ACT CONCERNING PROVISIONS IN RESIDENTIAL RENTAL AGREEMENTS.

In the House of Representatives since February 26, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) provide for the availability of at least one method of rental payment at no cost to a residential tenant, (2) prohibit the increase of rental charges upon breaches of a rental agreement, (3) prohibit the use of rental agreement clauses providing that the tenant agrees to increased rental payments after the expiration of the lease, and (4) provide for disclosure of late fees.

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

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Paul Cicarella

    Its course

    February 26 to March 24, 2026, 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 action9 actions on 6 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 26

    Housing CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1012 days

    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 Feb 26 – Mar 10

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Housing Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Housing Committee
    3. Mar 10Housing Committee recommended it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 10Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 18REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 24FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 24HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 24FILE NO.Both houses