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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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32	32	HOUSE BILL 2189 By: Blancett
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to housing; defining terms; creating
41	41	the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission; providing
42	42	for membership; stating quoru m; providing for
43	43	qualifications for Commission members; stating
44	44	appointment terms; allowing for certain
45	45	reimbursement; subjecting Commission to Oklahoma Open
46	46	Meeting Act; stating purpose; providing for
47	47	promulgation of rules by the Oklahoma Housing Finance
48	48	Agency; authorizing the Agency to implement certain
49	49	reports and plans for expansion of affordable
50	50	housing; requiring distribution and recommendations
51	51	from Agency to the Governor and Legislature; creating
52	52	the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission Revolving
53	53	Fund; stating purpose; establishing funding
54	54	procedures; providing for codification; and providing
55	55	an effective date.
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62	62	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
63	63	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be co dified
64	64	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2904 of Title 74, unless there
65	65	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
66	66	As used in this act:
67	67	1. “Extremely low-income household” means a household that has
68	68	an income not in excess of thirty percen t (30%) of the area median
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95	95	income, adjusted for the size of the household, as determined by the
96	96	United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
97	97	2. “Very low-income household” means a household that has an
98	98	income of more than thirty percent (30% ) of the area median income
99	99	but no more than fifty percent (50%) of the area median income,
100	100	adjusted for the size of the household, as determined by the United
101	101	States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
102	102	3. “Low-income household” means a household that has an income
103	103	of more than fifty percent (50%) of the area median income but no
104	104	more than eighty percent (80%) of the area median income, adjusted
105	105	for the size of the household, as determined by the United States
106	106	Department of Housing and Urban Devel opment;
107	107	4. “Moderate-income household” means a household that has an
108	108	income of more than eighty percent (80%) of the area median income
109	109	but no more than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the area
110	110	median income, adjusted for the size of the household, a s determined
111	111	by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;
112	112	and
113	113	5. “Middle-income household” means a household that has an
114	114	income of more than one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the area
115	115	median income but no more than one hundred sixt y percent (160%) of
116	116	the area median income, adjusted for the size of the household, as
117	117	determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
118	118	Development.
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145	145	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
146	146	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2904.1 of Title 74, unless there
147	147	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
148	148	A. There is hereby created until December 30, 2034, the
149	149	Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission. The Commission shall be
150	150	composed of fifteen (1 5) members. The members shall serve as
151	151	follows:
152	152	1. Five members shall be appointed by the Governor:
153	153	a. one shall be a person living in an urban area with a
154	154	population more than one hundred thousand (100,000)
155	155	persons according to the latest Federal Decenn ial
156	156	Census,
157	157	b. one shall be a person living in a rural community in a
158	158	county with a population less than seventy -five
159	159	thousand (75,000) persons according to the latest
160	160	Federal Decennial Census,
161	161	c. one shall be an official serving in a city, town, or
162	162	political subdivision in a county with a population
163	163	less than seventy-five thousand (75,000) persons
164	164	according to the latest Federal Decennial Census,
165	165	d. one shall represent an organization that assists
166	166	special populations, including , but not limited to,
167	167	the elderly, the disabled, veterans, and children
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194	194	transitioning out of foster care, in obtaining
195	195	affordable housing, and
196	196	e. one shall represent an Oklahoma rural housing
197	197	authority;
198	198	2. Five members shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore
199	199	of the Senate:
200	200	a. one shall be a Senator from the majority party who
201	201	shall serve as co-chair of the Commission,
202	202	b. one shall be a Senator from the minority party who
203	203	shall serve as co-vice chair of the Commission,
204	204	c. one shall represent a low -income and moderate-to-low-
205	205	income population-serving financial institution or a
206	206	community development financial institution, as
207	207	defined by the Federal Reserve,
208	208	d. one shall be an official serving in a municipality
209	209	with a population more than one hundred thousand
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211	211	Decennial Census, and
212	212	e. one shall represent an urban housing authority;
213	213	3. Five members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House
214	214	of Representatives:
215	215	a. one shall be a Representative from the majority party
216	216	who shall serve as co-chair of the Commission,
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243	243	b. one shall be a Representative from the minority party
244	244	who shall serve as co -vice chair of the Commission,
245	245	c. one shall represent a federally recognized tribe in
246	246	Oklahoma that provides affordable housing in rural
247	247	areas,
248	248	d. one shall be a representative from a community housing
249	249	development organization, as determined by the United
250	250	States Department of Housing and Urban Development,
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252	252	e. one shall represent a not -for-profit organization that
253	253	serves low-income Oklahomans exp eriencing difficulty
254	254	in obtaining affordable housing; and
255	255	4. The following shall be ex officio members:
256	256	a. one shall be a representative from the Oklahoma
257	257	Department of Commerce representing community
258	258	development,
259	259	b. one shall be an Oklahoma representativ e of the United
260	260	States Department of Agriculture, and
261	261	c. the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Housing Finance
262	262	Agency, or his or her designee.
263	263	B. For the initial appointments of members to the Commission,
264	264	each appointment shall be for a two -year term. Thereafter, the
265	265	terms of the Commission shall be for three (3) years.
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292	292	C. No member of the Commission shall receive a salary or
293	293	reimbursement for duties performed as a member of the Commission;
294	294	however, members may be eligible to receive travel reimbursemen t as
295	295	provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act.
296	296	D. The meetings of the Commission shall be subject to the
297	297	Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
298	298	E. The Commission shall utilize the resources available to
299	299	address the needs of extremely low -income households, ver y low-
300	300	income households, low -income households, moderate -income
301	301	households, and middle -income households in order to promote a
302	302	condition in which suitable housing is available to as many persons
303	303	as possible pursuant to rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Hou sing
304	304	Finance Agency pursuant to Section 3 of this act.
305	305	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
306	306	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2904.2 of Title 74, unless there
307	307	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follo ws:
308	308	The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency shall promulgate rules
309	309	relating to:
310	310	1. An initial comprehensive Oklahoma workforce housing
311	311	environmental scan and needs assessment;
312	312	2. A comprehensive Oklahoma affordable housing annual report
313	313	and action plan to be submitted electronically to the Governor and
314	314	the Legislature;
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341	341	3. A state plan for long -term expansion of workforce and
342	342	affordable housing across the state;
343	343	4. An update on the implementation and outcomes of the
344	344	investment in the Oklahoma Housing Stabili ty Program created in
345	345	Section 2903 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
346	346	5. An evaluation to make recommendations to the Legislature on
347	347	policies and incentives to increase the development, inventory, and
348	348	diversification of affordable housing; and
349	349	6. Any other rules necessary to carry out the purpose and
350	350	mission of the Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission pursuant to
351	351	Section 2 of this act.
352	352	SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
353	353	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Se ction 2904.3 of Title 74, unless there
354	354	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
355	355	A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving
356	356	fund to be designated as the “Oklahoma Workforce Housing Commission
357	357	Revolving Fund”, which shall consist of all monies appropriated,
358	358	transferred, or otherwise designated to the fund by law. The
359	359	revolving fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal
360	360	year limitations, and shall be under the administration of the
361	361	Oklahoma Workforce Housing Comm ission and shall be budgeted and
362	362	expended in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of this
363	363	section for the purpose of improving the stock and affordability of
364	364	Oklahoma housing.
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391	391	B. No funds shall be budgeted or expended from the Oklahoma
392	392	Workforce Housing Commission Revolving Fund prior to July 1, 2025,
393	393	or prior to the approval by the Legislature of promulgated permanent
394	394	rules by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of the
395	395	Administrative Procedures Act.
396	396	SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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