Bill > H1056

Introduced Session

AN ACT TO ALLOW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ALL COMMERCIAL ZONES, TO PROHIBIT MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY TO ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL HOUSING APPROVAL ACCELERATION PROGRAM, TO PRESERVE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEOWNERSHIP, TO ESTABLISH A WORKFORCE HOUSING PRECONSTRUCTION REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. Whereas, housing costs in North Carolina have risen sharply over the past decade, with median home prices increasing by more than 50 percent statewide since 2015 and rents rising significantly in both urban and rural communities; and Whereas, more than one in three renter households in North Carolina are cost burdened, paying over 30 percent of their income toward housing, and hundreds of thousands of households face severe cost burdens, paying more than half of their income for housing; and Whereas, wages for many working families have not kept pace with rising housing costs, placing homeownership further out of reach and increasing financial strain on teachers, first responders, health care workers, and service employees; and Whereas, North Carolina continues to experience strong population growth, adding thousands of new residents each year, while housing production has failed to keep pace with demand, resulting in low vacancy rates and sustained upward pressure on prices; and Whereas, regulatory barriers, infrastructure constraints, and lengthy or unpredictable approval processes increase the cost and time required to build housing, limiting supply and contributing to higher prices; and Whereas, expanding housing supply and removing unnecessary bottlenecks are essential to restoring affordability, strengthening workforce stability, and ensuring that North Carolina remains competitive and accessible for current and future residents; and Whereas, the General Assembly declares that addressing housing affordability is an urgent statewide priority and that effective, supply-focused policy reforms are necessary to reduce costs and support price-burdened households across North Carolina; Now, therefore,

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Vernetta Alston (D)*,  Allison Dahle (D)*,  Jordan Lopez (D)*,  Lindsey Prather (D)*,  Eric Ager (D),  Amber Baker (D),  Cynthia Ball (D),  Mary Belk (D),  Gloristine Brown (D),  Kanika Brown (D),  Terry Brown (D),  Allen Buansi (D),  Deb Butler (D),  Becky Carney (D),  Maria Cervania (D),  Tracy Clark (D),  Bryan Cohn (D),  Sarah Crawford (D),  Julia Greenfield (D),  Zack Hawkins (D),  Frances Jackson (D),  Monika Johnson-Hostler (D),  Brandon Lofton (D),  Carolyn Logan (D),  Tim Longest (D),  Marcia Morey (D),  Rodney Pierce (D),  Renée Price (D),  Amos Quick (D),  Robert Reives (D),  James Roberson (D),  Phil Rubin (D),  Charles Smith (D),  Brian Turner (D),  Julie Von Haefen (D), 

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (on 04/28/2026)

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