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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 257

AN ACT CONCERNING EVICTIONS FOR CAUSE.

In the Senate since February 19, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require cause for the eviction of certain tenants and residents of mobile manufactured home parks.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

14 co-sponsors

Gary A. Winfield, Patricia Billie Miller, Jan Hochadel, Herron Gaston, MD Rahman, Julie Kushner, Jorge Cabrera, Saud Anwar, Martin M. Looney, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Ceci Maher, Bob Duff

In the House of Representatives

    58 co-sponsors

    Patricia A. Dillon, Nick Gauthier, Nicholas Menapace, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Laurie Sweet, Maryam Khan, Mary Fortier, Steven Winter, Aundre Bumgardner, Anthony L. Nolan, Anne M. Hughes, Kevin Brown, Juan R. Candelaria, Gary A. Turco Jr., Kaitlyn Shake, Josh Elliott, Kate Farrar, Daniel Gaiewski, Roland J. Lemar, Jane M. Garibay, Jillian Gilchrest, Susan M. Johnson, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Julio A. Concepcion, Kai J. Belton, Christopher Rosario, Marcus Brown, Kenneth Gucker, Bob Godfrey, Frank Smith, Fred Gee Jr., Kadeem Roberts, Toni E. Walker, Corey P. Paris, Gregory Haddad, Amy Morrin Bello, Larry Pemberton Jr., Sarah Keitt, Antonio Felipe, Brandon Chafee, Patrick Biggins, Joshua M. Hall, Robin E. Comey, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, James Sanchez, Hubert D. Delany, David DeFronzo, Iris N. Sanchez, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, William Heffernan, Jonathan Jacobson, Rebecca Martinez, Henry J. Genga, John-Michael Parker, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Hilda E. Santiago, Alphonse Paolillo Jr., Travis Simms

    Its course

    February 19 to April 13, 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 action16 actions on 9 days

    In the SenateFrom Feb 19

    Housing CommitteeFeb 19 to Mar 1019 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 102 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 8

    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 10

    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 8The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. Sent to Judiciary Committee
    6. Apr 10Judiciary Committee recommended it
    All 16 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 8SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    11. Apr 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate
    12. Apr 10Joint FavorableBoth houses
    13. Apr 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 13NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate