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S08170Introduced in the Senate

Authorizes a tax abatement for alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings for purposes of preserving habitability in affordable housing.

EngrossedSenate Finance

Introduced by Brian Kavanagh, District 27

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Authorizes a tax abatement for alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings for purposes of preserving habitability in affordable housing.

Where it stands

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

March 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee Vote · March 18, 2026

11

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

11 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Jack Martins7Yes
Julia Salazar18Yes
Jabari Brisport25Yes
Brian Kavanagh27Yes
Cordell Cleare30Yes
Robert Jackson31Yes
Gustavo Rivera33Yes
Rachel May48Yes
Mark Walczyk49Yes
Pamela Helming54Yes

Bill history

  1. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  2. 1ST REPORT CAL.1454

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. PASSED SENATE

  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  7. referred to real property taxation

  8. died in assembly

  9. returned to senate

  10. REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  11. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

  12. PRINT NUMBER 8170A

  13. REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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