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Committee holds proposal to dedicate portion of alcohol profits to Olin Walker housing fund; vote 7-3 to hold

2320059 · February 13, 2025
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Lawmakers debated a plan to allocate a share of alcohol profits to the Olin Walker Housing Loan Fund. After extended testimony and exchange, the committee voted 7–3 to hold the bill for further coordination with housing agencies.

A House committee voted to hold House Bill 286, an amendment to the Olin Walker Housing Loan Fund that proposed dedicating a share of alcohol sales profits to the fund, after extended testimony and debate about coordination and oversight.

Sponsor Rep. Moss said the bill would direct a portion of profits from alcohol sales to the Olin Walker Housing Loan Fund, a program created in 1987 to provide low-interest loans and grants for affordable housing projects. "This fund has really varied once it had a total fund value exceeding…

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