BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1973: Affordable housing financing

Creating a housing everyone financing tool program.

Summary

Creates the Housing Everyone Financing Tool Program (Program) within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development for the purpose of creating financial incentives for qualifying local governments to implement affordable housing projects meeting specified requirements.
Authorizes local governments that qualify for the Program to receive state funding in the form of a local sales and use tax that is credited against the state sales and use tax.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1973), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to affordable housing financing;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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