House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government

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April 14, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

SB26-040     be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 4, line 9 after "(a)" insert "(I)".

Page 1, Line 2Page 4, lines 10 and 11 strike "and tribal governments" and substitute

Page 1, Line 3"and tribal governments".

Page 1, Line 4Page 5, after line 23 insert:

Page 1, Line 5"(II)  For land banking program grants to support tribal

Page 1, Line 6government programs, the tribe shall establish income limits by

Page 1, Line 7household size and gross rent limits required by subsection

Page 1, Line 8(1)(a)(I) of this section. The tribal government shall submit

Page 1, Line 9evidence to the division that it has satisfied the requirements of

Page 1, Line 10this subsection (1)(a)(II), including by providing general

Page 1, Line 11information about the process it used to establish these

Page 1, Line 12limitations, but shall not be required to disclose confidential

Page 1, Line 13tribal data, including the specific limitations it sets pursuant to

Page 1, Line 14this subsection (1)(a)(II).".

Page 1, Line 15Page 6, line 7, strike "or tribal government" and substitute "or tribal

Page 1, Line 16government".

Page 1, Line 17Page 6, line 17 strike "tribal governments," and substitute "tribal

Page 1, Line 18governments,".

Page 1, Line 19Page 6, line 22 strike "or tribal government".

Page 1, Line 20Page 7, line 14 strike "or tribal government" and substitute "or tribal

Page 1, Line 21government".

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Page 2, Line 1Page 8, after line 10 insert:

Page 2, Line 2"(III)   For grants to support tribal government programs,

Page 2, Line 3the tribe shall establish limitations on household income and

Page 2, Line 4maximum percentage of income that a household may allocate

Page 2, Line 5for monthly housing costs required by subsection (3)(a)(I) of this

Page 2, Line 6section and shall establish a tribal affordability mechanism in

Page 2, Line 7lieu of any state-prescribed use covenant. The tribal

Page 2, Line 8government shall submit evidence to the division that it has

Page 2, Line 9satisfied the requirements of this subsection (3)(a)(III), including

Page 2, Line 10by providing general information about the process it used to

Page 2, Line 11establish these limitations and mechanisms but is not required

Page 2, Line 12to disclose confidential tribal data, including the specific

Page 2, Line 13limitations or mechanisms it sets under this subsection. Unless

Page 2, Line 14otherwise authorized by law, the division of housing and the

Page 2, Line 15division of local government shall administer and expend

Page 2, Line 16funding to tribal governments under this section only for the

Page 2, Line 17purposes set forth in sections 29-32-104 (3)(a), (3)(b), or (3)(c).".

Page 2, Line 18Page 9, strike line 12 and substitute "financial institution or

Page 2, Line 19community land".

Page 2, Line 20Page 11, strike line 2.