Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1519
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 5-20-1-4; IC 5-20-11.5.
Synopsis: Workforce housing assistance program. Establishes the
workforce housing assistance program (program). Establishes the
workforce housing assistance revolving fund (fund) and continuously
appropriates money in the fund to provide loans to eligible borrowers
in connection with the purchase of residential property to be used for
any combination of the following expenses: (1) Down payment
assistance. (2) Payment of closing costs. (3) Payment for renovations.
(4) Funding a permanent interest rate buydown. Provides that the
Indiana housing and community development authority (IHCDA) shall
administer the program and the fund. Defines an "eligible borrower" as
a first time home buyer whose household income does not exceed
160% of the county's area median income in which the eligible
borrower intends to purchase residential property. Defines a "first time
home buyer" as an individual who has not, at any time during the three
years preceding the date of the mortgage loan closing, had a present
ownership interest in residential property. Defines "residential
property" as the real property, including a single family dwelling
together with any other improvements on the real property, sought to
be purchased, in part, with the proceeds of a loan made from the fund
by an eligible borrower for use as the eligible borrower's principal
residence. Allows the IHCDA to determine the amount of the loan that
may be made from the fund to an eligible borrower. Specifies the
criteria that the IHCDA must use in making loans from the fund to
eligible borrowers, including the term of the loan, the loan's status as
a second mortgage secured by a lien in favor of the IHCDA, and the
maximum rate of interest for the loan. Requires the executive director
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Effective: July 1, 2025.
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January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions.
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of the IHCDA to prepare an annual report on the fund's activities for
the legislative council and the budget committee. Makes an
appropriation to the fund.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1519
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
offices and administration and to make an appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 5-20-1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.73-2020,
2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The authority has all of the powers
4 necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and
5 provisions of this chapter, including the power:
6 (1) to make or participate in the making of construction loans for
7 multiple family residential housing under terms that are approved
8 by the authority;
9 (2) to make or participate in the making of mortgage loans for
10 multiple family residential housing under terms that are approved
11 by the authority;
12 (3) to purchase or participate in the purchase from mortgage
13 lenders of mortgage loans made to persons of low and moderate
14 income for residential housing;
15 (4) to make loans to mortgage lenders for the purpose of
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1 furnishing funds to such mortgage lenders to be used for making
2 mortgage loans for persons and families of low and moderate
3 income. However, the obligation to repay loans to mortgage
4 lenders shall be general obligations of the respective mortgage
5 lenders and shall bear such date or dates, shall mature at such
6 time or times, shall be evidenced by such note, bond, or other
7 certificate of indebtedness, shall be subject to prepayment, and
8 shall contain such other provisions consistent with the purposes
9 of this chapter as the authority shall by rule or resolution
10 determine;
11 (5) to collect and pay reasonable fees and charges in connection
12 with making, purchasing, and servicing of its loans, notes, bonds,
13 commitments, and other evidences of indebtedness;
14 (6) to acquire real property, or any interest in real property, by
15 conveyance, including purchase in lieu of foreclosure, or
16 foreclosure, to own, manage, operate, hold, clear, improve, and
17 rehabilitate such real property and sell, assign, exchange, transfer,
18 convey, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of or encumber
19 such real property where such use of real property is necessary or
20 appropriate to the purposes of the authority;
21 (7) to sell, at public or private sale, all or any part of any mortgage
22 or other instrument or document securing a construction loan, a
23 land development loan, a mortgage loan, or a loan of any type
24 permitted by this chapter;
25 (8) to procure insurance against any loss in connection with its
26 operations in such amounts and from such insurers as it may deem
27 necessary or desirable;
28 (9) to consent, subject to the provisions of any contract with
29 noteholders or bondholders which may then exist, whenever it
30 deems it necessary or desirable in the fulfillment of its purposes
31 to the modification of the rate of interest, time of payment of any
32 installment of principal or interest, or any other terms of any
33 mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, construction loan,
34 loan to lender, or contract or agreement of any kind to which the
35 authority is a party;
36 (10) to enter into agreements or other transactions with any
37 federal, state, or local governmental agency for the purpose of
38 providing adequate living quarters for such persons and families
39 in cities and counties where a need has been found for such
40 housing;
41 (11) to include in any borrowing such amounts as may be deemed
42 necessary by the authority to pay financing charges, interest on
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1 the obligations (for a period not exceeding the period of
2 construction and a reasonable time thereafter or if the housing is
3 completed, two (2) years from the date of issue of the
4 obligations), consultant, advisory, and legal fees and such other
5 expenses as are necessary or incident to such borrowing;
6 (12) to make and publish rules respecting its lending programs
7 and such other rules as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of
8 this chapter;
9 (13) to provide technical and advisory services to sponsors,
10 builders, and developers of residential housing and to residents
11 and potential residents, including housing selection and purchase
12 procedures, family budgeting, property use and maintenance,
13 household management, and utilization of community resources;
14 (14) to promote research and development in scientific methods
15 of constructing low cost residential housing of high durability;
16 (15) to encourage community organizations to participate in
17 residential housing development;
18 (16) to make, execute, and effectuate any and all agreements or
19 other documents with any governmental agency or any person,
20 corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company,
21 or other organization or entity necessary or convenient to
22 accomplish the purposes of this chapter;
23 (17) to accept gifts, devises, bequests, grants, loans,
24 appropriations, revenue sharing, other financing and assistance
25 and any other aid from any source whatsoever and to agree to, and
26 to comply with, conditions attached thereto;
27 (18) to sue and be sued in its own name, plead and be impleaded;
28 (19) to maintain an office in the city of Indianapolis and at such
29 other place or places as it may determine;
30 (20) to adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure;
31 (21) to adopt and from time to time amend and repeal bylaws for
32 the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business and to
33 prescribe rules and policies in connection with the performance
34 of its functions and duties;
35 (22) to employ fiscal consultants, engineers, attorneys, real estate
36 counselors, appraisers, and such other consultants and employees
37 as may be required in the judgment of the authority and to fix and
38 pay their compensation from funds available to the authority
39 therefor;
40 (23) notwithstanding IC 5-13, but subject to the requirements of
41 any trust agreement entered into by the authority, to invest:
42 (A) the authority's money, funds, and accounts;
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1 (B) any money, funds, and accounts in the authority's custody;
2 and
3 (C) proceeds of bonds or notes;
4 in the manner provided by an investment policy established by
5 resolution of the authority;
6 (24) to make or participate in the making of construction loans,
7 mortgage loans, or both, to individuals, partnerships, limited
8 liability companies, corporations, and organizations for the
9 construction of residential facilities for individuals with a
10 developmental disability or for individuals with a mental illness
11 or for the acquisition or renovation, or both, of a facility to make
12 it suitable for use as a new residential facility for individuals with
13 a developmental disability or for individuals with a mental illness;
14 (25) to make or participate in the making of construction and
15 mortgage loans to individuals, partnerships, corporations, limited
16 liability companies, and organizations for the construction,
17 rehabilitation, or acquisition of residential facilities for children;
18 (26) to purchase or participate in the purchase of mortgage loans
19 from:
20 (A) public utilities (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1); or
21 (B) municipally owned gas utility systems organized under
22 IC 8-1.5;
23 if those mortgage loans were made for the purpose of insulating
24 and otherwise weatherizing single family residences in order to
25 conserve energy used to heat and cool those residences;
26 (27) to provide financial assistance to mutual housing
27 associations (IC 5-20-3) in the form of grants, loans, or a
28 combination of grants and loans for the development of housing
29 for low and moderate income families;
30 (28) to service mortgage loans made or acquired by the authority
31 and to impose and collect reasonable fees and charges in
32 connection with such servicing;
33 (29) subject to the authority's investment policy, to enter into
34 swap agreements (as defined in IC 8-9.5-9-4) in accordance with
35 IC 8-9.5-9-5 and IC 8-9.5-9-7;
36 (30) to promote and foster community revitalization through
37 community services and real estate development;
38 (31) to coordinate and establish linkages between governmental
39 and other social services programs to ensure the effective delivery
40 of services to low income individuals and families, including
41 individuals or families facing or experiencing homelessness;
42 (32) to cooperate with local housing officials and plan
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1 commissions in the development of projects that the officials or
2 commissions have under consideration;
3 (33) to prescribe, in accordance with IC 32-30-10.5-10(i), a list of
4 documents that must be included under IC 32-30-10.5 as part of
5 a debtor's loss mitigation package in a foreclosure action filed
6 after June 30, 2011;
7 (34) to take actions necessary to implement its powers that the
8 authority determines to be appropriate and necessary to ensure the
9 availability of state or federal financial assistance; and
10 (35) to administer any program or money designated by the state
11 or available from the federal government or other sources that is
12 consistent with the authority's powers and duties.
13 The omission of a power from the list in this subsection does not imply
14 that the authority lacks that power. The authority may exercise any
15 power that is not listed in this subsection but is consistent with the
16 powers listed in this subsection to the extent that the power is not
17 expressly denied by the Constitution of the State of Indiana or by
18 another statute.
19 (b) This subsection does not apply to a loan made under
20 IC 5-20-11.5. The authority shall ensure that a mortgage loan acquired
21 by the authority under subsection (a)(3) or made by a mortgage lender
22 with funds provided by the authority under subsection (a)(4) is not
23 knowingly made to a person whose adjusted family income, as
24 determined by the authority, exceeds one hundred twenty-five percent
25 (125%) of the median income for the geographic area involved.
26 However, if the authority determines that additional encouragement is
27 needed for the development of the geographic area involved, a
28 mortgage loan acquired or made under subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4) may
29 be made to a person whose adjusted family income, as determined by
30 the authority, does not exceed one hundred forty percent (140%) of the
31 median income for the geographic area involved. The authority shall
32 establish procedures that the authority determines are appropriate to
33 structure and administer any program conducted under subsection
34 (a)(3) or (a)(4) for the purpose of acquiring or making mortgage loans
35 to persons of low or moderate income. In determining what constitutes
36 low income, moderate income, or median income for purposes of any
37 program conducted under subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4), the authority shall
38 consider:
39 (1) the appropriate geographic area in which to measure income
40 levels; and
41 (2) the appropriate method of calculating low income, moderate
42 income, or median income levels including:
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1 (A) sources of;
2 (B) exclusions from; and
3 (C) adjustments to;
4 income.
5 (c) The authority, when directed by the governor, shall administer
6 programs and funds under 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.
7 (d) The authority shall identify, promote, assist, and fund:
8 (1) home ownership education programs; and
9 (2) mortgage foreclosure counseling and education programs
10 under IC 5-20-6;
11 conducted throughout Indiana by nonprofit counseling agencies that the
12 authority has certified, or by any other public, private, or nonprofit
13 entity in partnership with a nonprofit agency that the authority has
14 certified, using funds appropriated under section 27 of this chapter. The
15 attorney general and the entities listed in IC 4-6-12-4(a)(1) through
16 IC 4-6-12-4(a)(10) shall cooperate with the authority in implementing
17 this subsection.
18 (e) The authority shall:
19 (1) oversee and encourage a regional homeless delivery system
20 that:
21 (A) considers the need for housing and support services;
22 (B) implements strategies to respond to gaps in the delivery
23 system; and
24 (C) ensures individuals and families are matched with optimal
25 housing solutions;
26 (2) facilitate the dissemination of information to assist individuals
27 and families accessing local resources, programs, and services
28 related to homelessness, housing, and community development;
29 and
30 (3) each year, estimate and reasonably determine the number of
31 the following:
32 (A) Individuals in Indiana who are homeless.
33 (B) Individuals in Indiana who are homeless and less than
34 eighteen (18) years of age.
35 (C) Individuals in Indiana who are homeless and not residents
36 of Indiana.
37 SECTION 2. IC 5-20-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
38 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
39 JULY 1, 2025]:
40 Chapter 11.5. Workforce Housing Assistance Program
41 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "AMI" refers to the area median
42 income for a county in which an eligible borrower seeks to
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1 purchase residential property.
2 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "authority" refers to the Indiana
3 housing and community development authority created by
4 IC 5-20-1-3.
5 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible borrower" means a first
6 time home buyer whose household income does not exceed one
7 hundred sixty percent (160%) of the county's AMI in which the
8 eligible borrower intends to purchase residential property.
9 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "first time home buyer" means
10 an individual who has not, at any time during the three (3) years
11 preceding the date of the mortgage loan closing, had a present
12 ownership interest in residential property.
13 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the workforce
14 housing assistance revolving fund established by section 9 of this
15 chapter.
16 Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the
17 workforce housing assistance program established by section 8 of
18 this chapter.
19 Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "residential property" means the
20 real property, including a single family dwelling together with any
21 other improvements on the real property, sought to be purchased,
22 in part, with the proceeds of a loan made from the fund by an
23 eligible borrower for use as the eligible borrower's principal
24 residence.
25 Sec. 8. The workforce housing assistance program is established
26 for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
27 Sec. 9. (a) The workforce housing assistance revolving fund is
28 established to make loans under this chapter to or for the benefit
29 of eligible borrowers.
30 (b) The fund consists of the following:
31 (1) Appropriations to the fund from the general assembly.
32 (2) Grants and gifts of money to the fund.
33 (3) Repayments of loans from the fund, including interest,
34 premiums, and penalties.
35 (c) The authority shall administer, hold, and manage the fund.
36 (d) The cost of administering the fund, in an amount not to
37 exceed two percent (2%) of the money in the fund at the beginning
38 of a state fiscal year, shall be paid from money in the fund.
39 (e) Money in the fund shall be used to make loans, in an amount
40 determined by the authority, to eligible borrowers. An eligible
41 borrower who receives a loan from the fund in connection with the
42 purchase of residential property may use the proceeds for any
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1 combination of the following expenses:
2 (1) Down payment assistance.
3 (2) Payment of closing costs.
4 (3) Payment for renovations.
5 (4) Funding a permanent interest rate buydown.
6 (f) Loans from the fund must meet each of the following
7 criteria:
8 (1) The loan must be used in conjunction with a first mortgage
9 loan issued by a mortgage lender that is not purchased by the
10 authority.
11 (2) The loan shall be provided to the eligible borrower when
12 the eligible borrower obtains a first mortgage loan as
13 described in subdivision (1).
14 (3) The loan is a second mortgage that is subordinate to the
15 first mortgage providing security for the eligible borrower's
16 purchase of the residential property. The authority shall
17 secure the amount of the loan from the fund by a lien on the
18 eligible borrower's residential property as provided in section
19 15 of this chapter.
20 (4) The interest rate of the loan may not exceed six percent
21 (6%) or the interest rate of the first mortgage, whichever is
22 lower.
23 (g) Money in the fund may not be used to provide a loan to an
24 eligible borrower for the purchase of property other than
25 residential property.
26 (h) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the
27 purposes of this chapter.
28 (i) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
29 revert to the state general fund.
30 Sec. 10. (a) The authority shall invest the money in the fund in
31 accordance with an investment policy adopted by the authority.
32 Interest, premiums, gains, or other earnings from the investments
33 shall be credited to and deposited in the fund.
34 (b) As an alternative to subsection (a), the authority may invest
35 or cause to be invested all or a part of the fund in a fiduciary
36 account or accounts with a trustee that is a financial institution.
37 Notwithstanding any other law, any investment may be made by
38 the trustee in accordance with one (1) or more trust agreements or
39 indentures. A trust agreement or indenture may permit
40 disbursement by the trustee to:
41 (1) an eligible borrower;
42 (2) the authority; or
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1 (3) any person to which the authority or an eligible borrower
2 is obligated, as provided in the trust agreement or indenture.
3 Sec. 11. This chapter does not require the authority to provide
4 a loan to any eligible borrower to the extent the authority
5 determines the loan is not in the best interests of the program and
6 the authority.
7 Sec. 12. The authority shall do the following under this chapter:
8 (1) Administer and manage the program.
9 (2) Prepare and provide program information or program
10 guides to eligible borrowers and mortgage lenders.
11 (3) Conduct or cause to be conducted an evaluation as to the
12 financial ability of each eligible borrower to pay the loan.
13 Sec. 13. The authority shall prescribe the form on which a
14 prospective borrower may apply for a loan from the fund in
15 connection with the purchase of residential property. The form
16 prescribed under this section must include all information and
17 documents that the authority considers necessary to determine
18 whether the borrower is an eligible borrower.
19 Sec. 14. The authority may also establish any other terms and
20 conditions that the authority considers necessary or convenient to
21 make loans under this chapter.
22 Sec. 15. The authority shall secure the amount of the loan made
23 from the fund to an eligible borrower by a lien on the eligible
24 borrower's residential property for a period of at least fifteen (15)
25 years and not more than thirty (30) years. The lien shall attach,
26 and may be perfected, collected, and enforced in the same manner
27 as a first mortgage on the eligible borrower's residential property,
28 and shall otherwise have the same force and effect as a first
29 mortgage lien.
30 Sec. 16. Not later than August 1, 2026, and not later than August
31 1 of each year thereafter, the executive director of the authority
32 shall prepare for the budget committee established by IC 4-12-1-3
33 and the legislative council a report that includes the following:
34 (1) Information concerning the loans made available to
35 eligible borrowers from the fund during each fiscal year.
36 (2) Any other information requested by the budget committee
37 and the legislative council.
38 The report to the legislative council must be in an electronic format
39 under IC 5-14-6.
40 SECTION 3. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) The following
41 amounts are appropriated from the state general fund to the
42 Indiana housing and community development authority for deposit
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1 in the workforce housing assistance revolving fund established by
2 IC 5-20-11.5-9, as added by this act:
3 (1) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending
4 June 30, 2026, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).
5 (2) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending
6 June 30, 2027, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).
7 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2027.
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