PBSA Journal
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JAN/FEB 2025
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Fast Start on the U.S. Legislative
Front and Lots to Watch Continued from page 5
Among those bills are HB694 which would require any
agency providing criminal history information to a CRA to
post on their website each instance when this occurred,
along with the address and contact information of the
CRA that received it. I'm sure we can all appreciate how
impossible fulfilling that requirement would be. Another
of Senator West's bills, HB696, would effectively turn
Texas into a 7-year conviction state prohibiting CRAs from
reporting any convictions after that timeframe.
Clearly, there are a lot of bills in play that we are actively
monitoring or fighting against (I've shared only the "highlight
reel" of what we're watching), but there are a few bright spots
out there. One of those is HB43 in Florida, that would allow for
reusable tenant screening reports. There are also HB1991 in
Virginia and HB1192 in Massachusetts aimed at enhancing
public record access that would create public registries for
domestic and animal abuse offenders, respectively.
I'd like to wrap up this piece by encouraging everyone
reading to visit our Legislative Action Center. This is where
you can see in real time what we are monitoring, and more
detailed information about those bills. Are you aware of a
bill that we're not tracking, and you think we should be? Let
us know! Curious to see what bills are working through the
legislature in your home state? This is the place to find out!
I also want to remind readers to check in on the
Community Forum where we post updates on all legislative
and access activities. These are two great resources you
can access whenever it is convenient for you, and both are
places to share your feedback on how we're doing.
2025 looks like it is shaping up to be an interesting year
for our industry, and I look forward to
working with you through whatever it
throws at us! l
Rory Bogdon, Director of State and
Local Government Relations USA
