Committee hears technical fix to housing-authority financing in House Bill 1075

House Bill 1075 received public and stakeholder testimony at the Jan. 16 meeting of the Housing Committee as lawmakers considered a technical correction intended to restore a financing tool for housing authorities.

The bill “clarifies that in housing authority partnerships with a private entity, 50% of the units must be reserved for, and the rents must be affordable to clients earning 80% AMI or below,” sponsor Representative Amy Wallen said during the hearing. Wallen, R‑48, told the committee that the change fixes language omitted during a 2023 update and would help housing authorities partner with private developers to build more workforce housing.

Audrey Vaisik, staff to the committee, said the bill “modifies the ability of public housing authorities to finance certain types of affordable housing developments,” and explained that the…