Washington County government relations team briefs committee on mid‑session transportation and housing proposals

Carly Silva Gabrielson, government relations manager for Washington County, briefed the WCCC on the state legislative session and a draft transportation funding framework that state leaders circulated in April.

Gabrielson said the Legislature is roughly halfway through the session and that the package released so far is a starting framework subject to negotiation. The timeline she gave: first‑chamber work‑session deadlines passed April 9, the second‑chamber deadline is May 9, the state revenue forecast is scheduled for May 14, and the constitutional sine die is June 29 (with a target sine die of June 18). The county government relations team plans to monitor and provide testimony during public hearings expected later in April and through May.

On housing, Gabrielson summarized the governor's housing initiative components and related bills under active consideration, notably HB 2318 (a middle‑housing/land‑use bill that would change allowed housing types and create new local…