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Sponsor urges new public-housing paradigm; bill would create 21-member task force to study publicly owned mixed-income housing
Summary
Senate Bill 5,753 would form a public housing task force to examine using publicly developed mixed-income housing to meet state housing demand; sponsor described models in Japan and South Korea and proposed a statewide housing authority and companion public bank bill to finance development.
Senate Bill 5,753, carried by Senator Hasagawa, would establish a 21-member public housing task force administered by the Department of Commerce. Staff told the committee the task force must issue a preliminary report to the Legislature by July 1, 2026, and a final report by Nov. 1, 2026, including recommendations on financing, public land use, governance, and strategies to implement publicly owned mixed-income housing statewide. The bill would require Commerce to post meeting summaries within 30 days and set several study tasks, including review of the…
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