Originally Posted: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Calm Before the Storm
Friday was the deadline for authors to submit bill drafts to the Legislative Counsel’s office for preparation. Between now and the bill introduction deadline February 19, bills will begin to trickle in, with most being introduced in the two days before the deadline.
A host of housing related measures are expected. Among them: bills to enhance protections for tenants in foreclosed homes, strengthen incentives for banks to approve loan modifications for troubled borrowers, preserve housing element enforcement, and extend the sunset on the state’s affordable housing preservation law.