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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 256

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY BY PRIVATE EQUITY ENTITIES.

In the House of Representatives since April 30, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require a seventy-five-day waiting period for private equity entities to offer to purchase one or two-family homes.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

5 co-sponsors

Saud Anwar, Martin M. Looney, Ceci Maher, Gary A. Winfield, Patricia Billie Miller

In the House of Representatives

    4 co-sponsors

    Nick Gauthier, Josh Elliott, Antonio Felipe, Tom Delnicki

    Its course

    February 19 to May 1, 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 action22 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateFeb 19 to Apr 3070 days

    Housing CommitteeFeb 19 to Mar 1019 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 102 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Apr 30

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 30

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 19 – Apr 30

    1. Feb 19Introduced and sent to Housing Committee
    2. Feb 20Heard in Housing Committee
    3. Mar 10Housing Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 8Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 10Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 30The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    7. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives Apr 30

    1. Apr 30Sent to the House of Representatives
    All 22 actions, as published
    1. Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 10Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 20REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 26FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 26SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 26FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate
    11. Apr 10Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    12. Apr 10FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 14REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. Apr 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 21NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 21FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    17. Apr 21FILE NO.Both houses
    18. Apr 30SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    19. Apr 30SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    20. Apr 30RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    21. May 1FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    22. May 1HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives