AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
Summary
Requires owners or landlords who rent shoreline property to provide their tenants, before the start of the tenancy, with a detailed, written disclosure regarding public shoreline access rights.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Signed Jun 18, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 28, 2026
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 18, 2026
Signed into law
06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
upper
Jun 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/11/2026 House passed Sub B
lower
Jun 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
May 29, 2026
Committee
05/29/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/28/2026 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 21, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 28, 2026
Committee
04/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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