HB 442 DE

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This Act creates the Affordable Housing Production Task Force (“Task Force”). The purpose and mission of the Task Force is to investigate and make findings and rcommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on how the State and local governments can increase the production of affordable rental units and homes in Delaware. The Task Force shall consist of 20 members some appointed by the Governor, some appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, some appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and some will serve as a member by virtue of their official position. The Co-Chairs of the Task Force will be (1) the member of the Delaware Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, (2) the member of the Delaware House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and (3) the Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority. The Task Force must create, at a minimum, the following Sub-Committees: (1) Regulating and Permitting, (2) Finance and Development, (3) Construction, (4) Manufactured Housing, (5) Community Focus Groups. The Chairs of the Sub-Committees must be members of the Task Force but the members of the Sub-Committees do not have to be on the Task Force. A Sub-Committee may have a maximum of 9 members. This Act establishes the duties and responsibilities of the Co-Chairs of the Task Force and the requirements that will govern the administration of the Task Force. The first meeting of the Task Force must be held no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. The Task Force must provide its Final Report by March 1, 2025. This Task Force will expire on the date it submits its Final Report unless its existence is continued by a subsequent act of the General Assembly.

• Kendra Johnson Democratic · primary
• Russell Huxtable Democratic · primary
• Kerri Evelyn Harris Democratic · primary
• Stell Parker Selby · primary
• Daniel B. Short Republican · primary
• Madinah Wilson-Anton Democratic · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Franklin D. Cooke Democratic · primary
• Sean Matthews · primary
• Peter C. Schwartzkopf · primary
• Valerie Longhurst · primary
• S. Elizabeth Lockman Democratic · primary
• Spiros Mantzavinos Democratic · primary
• Trey Paradee Democratic · primary
• Brian Pettyjohn Republican · primary
• Marie Pinkney Democratic · primary
• Nicole Poore Democratic · primary
• Bryant L. Richardson Republican · primary
• David P. Sokola Democratic · primary
• Laura V. Sturgeon Democratic · primary
• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• John "Jack" Walsh Democratic · primary
• David L. Wilson Republican · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary

1. Jun 6, 2024 Introduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in House · lower
2. Jun 12, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · lower
3. Jun 13, 2024 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT · lower
4. Jun 13, 2024 Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate · upper
5. Jun 18, 2024 Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · upper
6. Jun 30, 2024 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
7. Jul 17, 2024 Signed by Governor · executive