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Committee advances bill to centralize housing policy into a single division
Summary
HB 68 would move scattered housing policy functions into one accountable office, centralize reporting and create a single point of contact for legislative oversight; the committee voted to pass the bill (approximately 6–1) after wide stakeholder support and some constitutional amendment concerns.
Representative Roberts presented the first substitute to HB 68 to reorganize housing policy across state agencies into a centralized division under the Governor’s office (GoYO). Sponsor said the change is largely administrative: shifting programs, removing redundancies (including dissolving the Commission on Housing Affordability), and creating a single director who would be senate‑confirmed and report to…
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