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House committee hears bill to form 22‑member task force to study housing cost drivers
Summary
Lawmakers and stakeholders told the House Housing Committee that House Bill 1108 would create a 22‑member task force to identify primary drivers of housing costs across Washington; testimony ranged from broad support to calls for clarifying membership and scope.
At a public hearing of the Washington House Housing Committee in Olympia, members heard testimony on House Bill 1108, which would create a 22‑member task force to research and report on the primary cost drivers for housing in Washington state.
The bill would require the task force to gather and consider information from the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and other experts and deliver findings and recommendations to the Legislature by Dec. 1, 2026. Committee staff described the group as including legislators, economists, builders, labor representatives, local governments, developers and housing providers.
Sponsor Representative Mark Clicker, 16th District, told the committee the proposal — which he called the “cost driver” bill — had…
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