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Debate over Partners in Housing funding spotlights divided views on affordability program
Summary
Lawmakers clashed over HB 572 (Partners in Housing), with sponsors urging restoration of funding to make the voluntary program operational and opponents arguing the state budget cannot absorb new appropriations now; a request for roll-call and an amendment to restore funding were central to floor debate.
House Bill 572 — the Partners in Housing Act — was debated on the floor after the Finance Committee presented its report.
Representative Stavros, the prime sponsor, urged the House to defeat the committee's ITL recommendation and restore some of the appropriation originally requested for the program. He described Partners in Housing as a voluntary program designed to lower the cost of building modestly priced homes by creating a statewide database of public land…
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