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HB 729: Affordable Housing Discretionary Surtax

GENERAL BILL by Gottlieb ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Joseph ; Mercado ; Polo ; Smith, C.

Affordable Housing Discretionary Surtax; Authorizes certain counties to levy discretionary surtax to finance affordable housing trust fund; specifies cap; specifies documents to which surtax applies; specifies conditions under which surtax may levied; specifies procedures county must use before levying surtax; specifies authorized & prohibited uses of surtax proceeds; prohibits rehabilitation of housing owned by certain governments without vote; authorizes certain counties to create housing assistance voucher programs; specifies uses of vouchers & requirements for programs; requires OPPAGA to review program at specified interval & provide report to Governor & Legislature.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/8/2019 House • Filed
    2/20/2019 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 78
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 78
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

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  • HB 729, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/8/2019 at 5:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 842 County Funding for Affordable Housing Thurston Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Community Affairs

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.01065 Page 1 (pdf)

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