Senate passes SB1 to expand county authority to fund specified housing and extends tax credit transfers
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Summary
Senate Bill 1, concerning county appropriation authority for housing and the middle-income housing tax credit, passed third reading 26–7; cosponsors were recorded and the bill advances following final passage. (SB1 passed.)
Senate Bill 1 cleared the Senate on third reading on Feb. 4, 2026. The bill authorizes boards of county commissioners to appropriate funds to support specified types of housing and makes the middle-income housing tax credit available to transferees who do not own an interest in a qualified development.
Senator Roberts moved SB1 on third reading and requested an aye vote. The clerk announced the vote with named senators recorded as ‘no’; the bill passed with a tally reported as 26 aye, 7 no, 0 absent, and 2 excused. The clerk then listed cosponsors including Senators Mullica, Linstead, Cutter, Kipp, Snyder, Sullivan, Gonzales, Weisman, and Judah.
The bill now advances per the Senate’s legislative process (ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar consistent with final-passage procedures). No amendments to the final passage were recorded in the transcript provided.
