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Senator · Senate District 61
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to housing
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.144
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
- Referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
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Preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for service related disabled veterans
In Assembly Committee · Housing · Sponsor Stephen Hawley
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3969
Title of bill
An act to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to preferences under the affordable home ownership development program for service related disabled veterans
Purpose or general idea of bill
To give preference to a disabled veteran with a VA disability rating of 40% or higher the opportunity to get into an affordable home ownership program.
Summary of specific provisions
This legislation will make the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program available to home buyers who are service related disabled veterans. This legislation directs the Affordable Housing Corporation, when determining awards under the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program, to provide a preference to applications based upon the extent to which the proposed project or program will serve households in which the home buyer is a disabled veteran, defined as those with a federal VA disability rating of 40% or higher.
Justification
Disabled veterans have given their health for our freedoms so it is only fitting that when they come back home they have an affordable place to live. This legislation would help disabled veterans sustain a good quality of life after sacrificing their health and well being on the battlefield.
Prior legislative history
2013-14 - S.4287/A.388 - VETERANS/Housing 2012 - S.2507/A.1351 -- THIRD READING/Housing 2010 - S.5135/A.4080 -- HOUSING/Housing
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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