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Support Agenda
Issue Introduced in 2021 |
Bill number |
Budget impact |
Organizational champion |
| Fairness in documentation and reporting of unit damage - to prevent exagerated and unsubstantiated damage claims against tenants in order to prevent future housing denials and unfair debt | HB 1300 | Columbia Legal Services | |
| Regulating the use of credit scores in the setting of insurance rates for homeowners and tenants insurance | SB 5010 | State Insurance Commisioner | |
| Removing a tax exemption for banks to fund affordable housing | SB 5138 | ||
| Opportunity for manufactured home owners or nonprofts to purchase their communities when the landlord chooses to sell. | HB 1100 | Modest fiscal note (under $100K) | Association of Manufactured Home Owners |
| Increased notice of closure of manufactured housing communities | SB 5079 | Association of Manufactured Home Owners | |
| Progressive Estate Tax: Making the estate tax more progressive by eliminating it for smaller estates while raising the rates for higher valued estates. | HB 1465 | Projected revenues are approximately $100 million per biennium, with 10% set-aside for a new "Equity and Housing Account" | Balance Our Tax Code Coalition |
| Wealth Tax | HB 1406 | Projected revenues are greater than $2 billion per biennium | Balance Our Tax Code Coalition |
New proposals |
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| Housing supports for families in the child welfare system to support reunification | TBD | There will be an Operating Budget fiscal note. Amount TBD. | Partners for Our Children |
| Housing for parents with substance use disorder involved in the child welfare system | N/A | $150K, Capital Budget | Partners for Our Children |
| Capacity Building for Community Land Trusts | N/A | Operating Budget, amount TBD | NW Community Land Trust Coalition |
| Change definition of "first-time homebuyer" | TBD | NW Community Land Trust Coalition | |
| Expungement of Juvenile Records | TBD | Operating Budget, well under $1M | The Mockingbird Society |
| Extended Foster Care - Financial Assistance After Age 21 | N/A | $10.8M to continue payments through the end of the biennium | The Mockingbird Society |
| Financial Education for Youth in Foster Care | TBD | Operating Budget - modest, less than $1M | The Mockingbird Society |
| Broad hardship exemptions to the TANF time limit | TBD | Statewide Poverty Action Network | |
| A Prescription for a Home | TBD | $500M | Corporation for Supportive Housing |
| Capital funding of BIPOC community-based organizations' projects | NA | Communities of Concern Commission | |
| Sunset the Houghton Community Council and the East Bellevue Community Council | TBD | Eastside Committee for Fair and Efficient Governance, Futurewise | |
| Expanding Eligibility for the Independent Youth Housing Program | SB 5566 | $4M | Agency request (Commerce), Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy |
| Healthcare Access for Unaccompanied Homeless Minors | TBD | Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy | |
| Behavioral Health Services for minors experiencing homelessness | N/A | $1.2M in FY 2023 to a total annual cost of $1.6M | Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy |
| Homeless Student Stability Program | TBD | $450K | Building Changes |
| Community Based Organization Funding for GMA (Growth Management Act) Housing Work | N/A | ~$2.5 million for the first year | Futurewise |
| ADU low-income housing property tax exemption | TBD | City of Kirkland | |
| Low-Income Weatherization Plus Health | N/A | $15-30M Proviso, $15M-$20M ongoing biennial funding (Capital Budget) | Washington State Community Action Partnership |
| Safe Exits from Inpatient Treatment for Young People Experiencing Homelessness | N/A | $500K | Northstar Advocates |
| Youth Housing Support | ~$3-$4M | Washington Coalition for Homeless Youth Advocacy | |
| Compensation for people with lived experience | TBD | Partners for Our Children |