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House Committee on General and Housing opens first session; members emphasize housing crisis, tenant protections
Summary
The House Committee on General and Housing held its introductory meeting Jan. 9, set a schedule for testimony and committee business, and heard members outline priorities including addressing the housing shortage, tenant rights, mobile-home issues and a forthcoming landlord-tenant study report.
Mark Mahale, chair of the House Committee on General and Housing, opened the committee’s first meeting Jan. 9 and framed the panel’s work around the state’s housing shortage and related labor and social-service issues.
"I am Mark Mahale. I'm the chair, and, I represent Kalas, Plainfield, and Marshfield," Mahale said as he introduced himself and the committee’s staff and plans. He told members the group would reconvene the next day after the legislative floor and aim to begin general testimony at 10:45 a.m.
Members used brief personal introductions to outline the problems they expect the committee to address. Representative Ashley Bartley, the vice chair, said her district spans politically mixed areas and that she is…
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