Civil actions: housing development projects.

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Enacted

Summary

The bill lets defendants in challenges to qualifying housing or student housing projects ask a court to make the plaintiff post a security bond. The bond is capped at $500,000, can be reduced or waived if it would cause undue hardship, and developers may be liable if they later alter the project in bad faith.

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Vote

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6418.) Ordered to the Senate. · Aug 24, 2026

Hearings

• Appropriations Committee Hearing
  Appropriations · Jul 1, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 16, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Jun 16, 2026
• Judiciary Committee Hearing
  Judiciary · Apr 21, 2026
• JUDICIARY
  Senate Judiciary Committee · Apr 21, 2026

History

1. May 18, 2026Referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
2. May 7, 2026Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
3. May 7, 2026In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
4. May 5, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
5. May 4, 2026From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
6. Apr 24, 2026Set for hearing May 4.
7. Apr 22, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0. Page 3976.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
8. Apr 2, 2026Set for hearing April 21.
9. Apr 2, 2026April 7 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
10. Mar 27, 2026Set for hearing April 7.
11. Mar 25, 2026Re-referred to Coms. on JUD. and APPR.
12. Mar 18, 2026From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

The 12 most recent of 15 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Angelique Ashby (D) · sponsor
• Ashby

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