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Bill would require referral of bills that raise housing costs above $3,000 to housing committee; supporters cite market pressure
Summary
House File 2492 would require that proposed legislation expected to increase housing costs by more than $3,000 be referred to the Housing Finance and Policy Committee. The committee heard testimony from Minnesota Realtors and laid the bill over for further work.
Chair Igoe introduced House File 2,492, a short bill that would add a referral requirement to state statute: any bill that increases the cost of housing by more than $3,000 would be referred to the House Committee on Housing Finance and Policy for review.
Igoe said the aim is to give the housing committee “a seat at the table” when other committees consider proposals that could raise…
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