BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6618: Housing benefit districts

Establishing housing benefit districts.

Summary

Authorizes counties and cities to establish a housing benefit district (HBD) for affordable low-income and middle-income housing projects.
Provides HBDs with local taxing and bonding authority including a local sales and use tax from 0.2 percent to 0.5 percent and a property tax up to $1 per $1,000 in value.
Establishes a HBD advisory board with seven members appointed by the Governor to provide oversight and technical assistance to HBDs.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6618), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to housing benefit districts;

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.

SB 6618 (2017–18) Mental health counselors · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6618 (2015–16) Voter fraud protection · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6618 (2011–12) Basic education funding · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6618 (2009–10) Family friendly court grant · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6618 (2007–08) Arbitration to bargaining · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 6618 (2005–06) High school assessments · Enacted · Chapter 352, Laws of 2006
SB 6618 (2003–04) Contractor surety bonds · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 6618 (2001–02) Convention & trade center · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor