An Act to Amend Title 31 of the Delaware Code Relating to Establishing the Delaware Workforce Housing Program.
It became law on Aug 9, 2024.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 24
- Latest action
- Aug 9, 2024
What it does
This Act establishes the “Delaware Workforce Housing Program" (DWHP). Modeled after the Downtown Development District Program, the DWHP allows a qualified workforce housing investor to be reimbursed through a grant up to 20 percent of the capital costs associated with workforce housing units they create. \r \r To be eligible for a grant, the project must be located in Investment Levels 1 and 2 as established by the Delaware Strategies for State Policies and Spending. A grant may not be awarded for a housing unit that also uses a federal low-income or state low-income housing tax credit. This program will be administered by the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) and requires the DSHA to…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Bill Bush
- Bryan Townsend
- Bryant Richardson
- Danny Short
- Dave Sokola
- Dave Wilson
- Ed Osienski
- Frank Cooke
- Jack Walsh
- Kendra Johnson
- Kerri Harris
- Laura Sturgeon
- Madinah Wilson-Anton
- Marie Pinkney
- Paul Baumbach
- Pete Schwartzkopf
- Ron Gray
- Russ Huxtable
- Sarah McBride
- Sean Matthews
- Spiros Mantzavinos
- Stell Selby
- Tizzy Lockman
- Trey Paradee
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Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.