Sponsored By: Representative Patronis
Introduced
Lets 529 college-savings plans pay for a first-time homebuyer's housing costs, including closing costs and mortgage payments. This bill would add a new rule so the portion of a 529 distribution used for qualified housing expenses is treated separately from other 529 withdrawals. It defines a first-time homebuyer as an individual and, if married, that individual's spouse who had no ownership interest in a principal residence during the 3-year period ending on the purchase date. The terms "principal residence" and "purchase" use the definitions already in the tax code. The change would apply to distributions made after December 31, 2026.
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If enacted, you would be able to use part of a 529 plan withdrawal to pay qualified housing costs for the plan's beneficiary. Qualified housing costs would include purchase expenses, closing costs, and mortgage payments for the principal residence. To qualify, the beneficiary (and the spouse, if married) would have to be a first-time homebuyer with no present ownership interest in a main home during the prior three years. This change would apply only to the portion of a distribution used for those housing costs and only to distributions made after December 31, 2026.
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Patronis
FL • R
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 2/5/2026
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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