BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1915: Tenant protections

Strengthening tenant protections.

Summary

Revises the causes for eviction, refusal to renew, or termination of a tenancy under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA).
Adds an affirmative defense to an unlawful detainer action brought under the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act (MHLTA).
Modifies requirements related to judgments awarded in unlawful detainer actions.
Removes certain obsolete references.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1915), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to strengthening tenant protections under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1915 (2023–24) Financial education · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1915 (2021–22) Traffic cameras/speed zones · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1915 (2019–20) Child support services fee · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1915 (2017–18) Hospital inspections · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1915 (2015–16) Government contracting · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 1915 (2013–14) Greenhouse gas emissions · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1915 (2011–12) Local govt public works · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1915 (2009–10) Running Start provisions · Did not pass · died in committee