What: Bill 63, a workforce housing chapter, referred to Community and Economic Development.
Where it stands: Bill 63 introduced and referred on 2026-09-02; Bill 82 (Ch. 653) is on the 2026-11-11 agenda. The Community and Economic Development committee has meetings on video from 9/16 and 10/14, which have not been summarized.
Next: The 2026-11-11 agenda lists Bill 82 (Ch. 653 Workforce Housing) for referral to November 18. Sources label Bill 82 differently (see Details).
Details
The bill's text was not read.
Bill number conflict: the 11/4 budget-session agenda labels Bill 82 as the 2027 General Fund budget and tax rate; the 11/11 agenda lists Bill 82 as workforce housing (Ch. 653) and Bill 89 as the budget. The sources label it differently; no determination is made here.
Bill 82 adds Ch. 653 Workforce Housing: affordability for developments of 10 or more units that receive LERTA, at least $250,000 in Housing Trust Fund money, or use public land; sponsors Gerlach and Mota; referral to November 18. Whether this is the same legislation as Bill 63 is not stated in the sources read.
The agenda labels Bill 82 as the 2027 General Fund budget and tax rate. The 11/11 agenda lists Bill 82 as workforce housing and Bill 89 as the budget. The sources label it differently; no determination is made here.
Bill 82 debated at length: $30,000 per-unit fee in lieu questioned against a $250,000 to $300,000 build cost, dependence on a LERTA program, waiver language and compliance staffing. Moved to a future full-council meeting with possible amendments on a voice vote; a school district meeting was set for Oct. 23.
Committee discussed Bill 63 after an Easton presentation on its workforce housing ordinance; the bill was recommitted to committee for more work on income limits, opt-out fees and enforcement.