HB 1617 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-2134
05/04
HOUSE BILL 1617
SPONSORS: Rep. Adjutant, Graf. 17
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
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ANALYSIS
This bill provides that the community development finance authority block grant program may be used for affordable housing projects. The bill also establishes a committee to prevent state subsidies for housing development that is not income sensitive.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-2134
05/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Community Development Finance Authority; Block Grant Program; Affordable Housing. Amend RSA 162-L:13, I to read as follows:
I. The acquisition, rehabilitation, or expansion of affordable housing. Any housing development project funded through the program shall be limited to housing for persons with low or moderate income as defined in RSA 204-C:56.
2 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study state subsidies for housing development that is not income-sensitive.
3 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
4 Duties. The committee shall identify state programs that subsidize housing development that is not income-sensitive and determine how the program can be modified to support housing development that is income-sensitive or otherwise designed to increase the supply of affordable housing.
5 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
6 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2022.
7 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | House | Hearing |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| March 1, 2022 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote |
March 16, 2022: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/15/2022 HJ 6
March 9, 2022: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (Vote 19-0; CC)
March 1, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 15, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 09:00 am LOB 301-303
March 1, 2022: Executive Session: 03/01/2022 9:00 a.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 9, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/09/2022 12:00 p.m. LOB301-303
Feb. 4, 2022: Public Hearing: 02/04/2022 12:00 p.m. LOB301-303
Dec. 22, 2021: Introduced 01/05/2022 and referred to Municipal and County Government