After testimony from landlord and tenant representatives and Legal Aid, the committee passed Amendment A1 to House File 3951 and voted to re-refer the bill to the Judiciary and Civil Law Committee; witnesses said the bill clarifies rules for final submetered utility bills, caps administrative charges and limits late-fee conditions.

Tax staff told the Senate Finance Committee the simplest way to reduce workload would be to treat any building with five or more units as non-homestead (commercial), but members raised concerns about mixed-use buildings, owner-occupied units and behavioral effects on landlords.