Senate Local Government & Housing
Senate Democrats advanced a workforce-housing bill on a party-line 4-3 vote, unlocking county property-tax revenue and expanding the state's middle-income housing tax credit over Republican objections about local budgets, home values and the government's role in housing. A follow-up panel of local-government groups pressed lawmakers for flexibility, warning that one-size-fits-all mandates hit small rural counties hardest.
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“But I'd like to know why you've chosen ad valorem tax revenue to fund these housing authorities. Why should the property taxes of homeowners be used to degrade the value of their own homes through high density housing?”
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Sign in to subscribeSenate Local Government Housing Committee will come to order. Ms. Solomon Zara, please call the row. Senators Bazley, President Ball. Excuse. Linstet. Here. Liston. Here. Rich. Here. Snyder. Here. Mr. Chair. Good afternoon everybody and welcome to our first hearing. First hearing with Senate Bill 001. That works out, huh? Okay, just a couple things before we, before we get started in this committee. We'll, we'll allow three minutes for each each witness testimony and we'll have some follow up questions. I haven't put a time limit on the follow up questions. We'll just see how things go and we are happy to get started with our good friend. We'll see him some more this session, I'm sure. Senator Roberts, tell us about Senate Bill 001. Thank you so much Mr. Chair and good afternoon colleagues. It's good to be here in one of my favorite committees in the Senate that I'm not on, of course, but to hear Senate Bill number one and excited to bring this before you today. I will note that Senator Bridges is planning to jo as a co prime sponsor but given his service in the Joint Budget Committee he wasn't able to make…
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