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State officials say CHIP guidance ready to launch; portal and trainings coming this month
Summary
At a Jan. 9 joint legislative hearing, council staff said guidance for the CHIP tax-increment financing program is set to launch later this month, with an intake portal and trainings to help municipalities apply. Lawmakers pressed officials on definitions, compliance, and verification for primary-residence requirements.
At a Jan. 9 joint hearing of three House committees, state and municipal officials described the rollout plan for the new CHIP program and the council guidance that will govern it. Jess Hartleben, presenting for the council, said CHIP is "on track to launch later this month," the online pre-application interest form is live and staff have been testing the portal and software that will collect municipal applications.
The hearing focused on how the guidance implements Act 69’s statutory requirements. Hartleben told lawmakers the council formed a CHIP subcommittee that drafted the guidance and that the full council adopted the guidelines at its Oct. 22 retreat. She said the council hired a full-time CHIP staff member on Nov. 3 and submitted a report on the definition of a housing development site to the committees on 12/15/2025; the council voted not to change that statutory definition at this time to reduce administrative burden.
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