Minn. House passes multifaceted housing policy bill HF2309 after amendment; final vote 109-22

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed House File 2309, a housing policy package, on third reading after adopting an amendment. The clerk recorded the final tally as 109 yeas and 22 nays, and the bill’s title was agreed to.

HF2309 assembles technical corrections and policy changes affecting low-income housing tax-credit awards, voucher utilization, public housing authority options and other housing programs. Representative Ray Rauer (R-Anoka), who introduced the bill, said it incorporates language from several bipartisan housing bills that previously passed the House housing committee.

The bill requires allocating agencies and sub-allocators of low-income housing tax credits to use responsible contractors and, where applicable, create wage-theft prevention plans. It also updates terminology across statutes to improve consistency, and adds a provision allowing agencies greater flexibility to move unplaced vouchers to ensure utilization.