Vote Yes on this bill if you want to consolidate housing programs under a new statewide division, tighten moderate-income housing and station-area planning requirements, link transportation priorities to local compliance, and require clearer reporting on the use and outcomes of state housing funds.

Organizations that support this bill may include housing affordability advocates, homelessness service providers, transit and metropolitan planning organizations, and statewide economic development groups that favor coordinated housing policy, data reporting, and incentives tied to transportation funding.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new state mandates and penalties on local governments, preserve greater local discretion over housing and station-area plans, and prevent added reporting and administrative burdens for public and private housing projects.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include municipal and county associations concerned about state preemption and penalties, property-rights or anti-growth groups wary of new planning mandates, and some developer or landlord groups opposed to additional reporting requirements.