2SHB 1696 — Modifying the covenant homeownership program.

What this bill does

Modifies the Covenant Homeownership Program by raising the area median income threshold for eligibility to 140 percent, authorizing full loan forgiveness once a loan has been in repayment for at least five years, and modifying one of the membership positions on the oversight committee.

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Floor votes

• House — 192 Griffey Pg 3 Ln 4 · March 6, 2025
  45 yea · 51 nay · 2 not voting
• House — 173 Couture Pg 7 Ln 18 · March 6, 2025
  42 yea · 54 nay · 2 not voting
• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2025
  57 yea · 39 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 14, 2025
  30 yea · 19 nay

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