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Transit-Oriented Housing and Vacant Property Redevelopment Act

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Housing

Summary

This bill aims to reduce housing costs by using federal grants and tax incentives to help states, cities, and nonprofits turn long-vacant urban properties into mixed-income housing, speed up infill permitting, and build housing near transit. It prioritizes places with rising rents, housing shortages, and commitments to reserve units for low- and moderate-income households.

Full text

A bill to lower housing costs by expanding the supply of affordable and workforce housing through competitive grants and tax incentives for states, local governments, and nonprofit partners that convert long-vacant urban properties into mixed-income housing, streamline permitting for infill development, and build transit-oriented residential projects near rail, bus, and ferry corridors, with priority for communities demonstrating rising rents, documented housing shortages, and commitments to set aside a meaningful share of new units for low- and moderate-income households.

Sponsor

Tony D'AngeloDemocratic Party

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