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House panel weighs landlord‑tenant, manufactured home and HOA provisions as session time tightens

House Committee on General and Housing · February 25, 2026

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Summary

Committee members discussed prioritizing bills that do not require multiple committee referrals, addressed a manufactured/mobile home bill and rural finance bill (775) in Ways and Means, and voiced concern about a senate housing provision that would bar HOA rental caps.

Members of the House Committee on General and Housing used part of their Feb. 24 meeting to map remaining priorities for the session and to flag several bills that may require quick action.

The chair urged members to focus on bills that do not need review by multiple other committees, noting time constraints before crossover deadlines. The committee discussed a manufactured/mobile home bill that is still under negotiation in Ways and Means and a rural finance measure identified in committee materials as 775; the chair said staff in Ways and Means are working through the tax issues.

A committee member raised a provision in a senate housing bill that would prohibit homeowners associations (HOAs) from limiting the number of rental units in a community. The member said an unlimited rental rule could allow out‑of‑state investors to buy entire communities and harm small homeowner associations, and urged caution: "If it's unlimited, I'm not comfortable with it." The member described a personal connection to HOA issues and said they have lived under an HOA for 22 years.

Committee members discussed triaging the roughly 80 bills on their wall and suggested members identify a short list of items that could be advanced quickly without additional committee work. The chair closed by reminding members the committee will reconvene at 09:15 the following day.