Bills › 91st General Assembly
Concerning city regulation of single-family residential property
Sponsored by Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Cities could pass rules requiring people who buy single-family homes to live in them for at least two years before selling. To meet this requirement, a person must actually live in and use the house as their home. Local governments can still make exceptions if someone has a good reason for needing to sell sooner.1
Read the official explanation
This bill allows a city to require a purchaser of a single-family residential home to physically occupy the single-family residential home for a minimum of two years before attempting to resell the home. The bill defines “occupy” to mean physically reside in and use a property as a home, residence, or sleeping place. A city may make exceptions to the two-year requirement to allow a sale for good faith reasons on the part of the purchaser who wants to sell the home.