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Committee reports bill setting 7.5% five‑year housing growth target and creates Housing Approval Board
Summary
House Bill 2641 would require localities to increase housing stock by 7.5% over five years and creates a Housing Approval Board with authority to overturn certain local denials; the committee reported the bill 11–9 and referred it to Appropriations after a fiscal impact statement was released.
House Bill 2641, patroned in committee as introduced by Delegate Helmer, would establish a statewide housing‑growth target requiring each locality to increase its total housing stock by at least 7.5% over the five‑year period beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The bill directs localities to develop housing growth plans and lists a menu of strategies localities may use to meet the target.
The bill also creates a Housing…
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