AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - HOUSING INCENTIVES FOR MUNICIPALITIES (Establishes housing incentive program for municipalities to support and assist the promotion of housing to meet needs of current and future residents while preserving open space, farmland and natural beauty using housing incentive districts.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 22, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
35–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced
06/22/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
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