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This bill: 1. Adopts the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act, which requires cities with populations of at least 20,000 to report on their efforts to address affordable housing, develop affordable housing action plans, and allow for the construction of middle housing (such as duplexes, triplexes, and townhouses) in areas zoned for single-family homes if the city fails to adopt an affordable housing action plan. 2. Adopts the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Act, which creates the Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund and a grant program to support the development of workforce housing (defined as owner-occupied housing units with an after-construction value between $125,000 and $275,000) in urban communities. The bill provides $10 million in initial funding for the grant program. 3. Amends existing state statutes to ensure that the zoning regulations of cities of the first class (populations of at least 20,000) comply with the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act. The key provisions of this bill aim to increase the availability of affordable and workforce housing in Nebraska's cities by requiring certain policy changes and providing financial support for housing development.

Housing and Urban Affairs

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