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Ask your legislators to be housing justice champions:
Vote 'YES' on HB 1220

Soon, the House of Representatives will vote on HB1220, a vital piece of legislation to address Washinton's housing crisis.

Communities across Washington are in a housing affordability crisis. 32% of Washingtonians struggle to balance housing costs with the rest of their expenses. Cities have a major part to play in ensuring housing is available for all income levels, and in encouraging more equitable housing solutions that address past inequities, particularly the impacts of racial covenants and redlining.

Contact your legislators and tell them that Washington Can't Wait to pass HB1220 to ensure cities and counties are:

1) Planning for a diversity of housing types to meet the needs of families at all income levels, especially our extremely low to moderate-income families;
2) Providing emergency shelters, emergency housing, and permanent supportive housing;
3) Implementing policies and strategies to prevent community displacement from market forces, and;
4) Implementing policies to address the impacts of racially-biased, exclusionary, and discriminatory housing and land-use policies on our BIPOC communities.

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Washington State Representative (position 1)

Subject: Support HB 1220: Add Housing Affordability to the GMA

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Soon, the House of Representatives will vote on HB1220. This is a vital piece of legislation to address housing justice in Washington that would update the state’s Growth Management Act to ensure that jurisdictions are: 1) Planning for a diversity of housing types to meet the needs of families at all income levels, especially our extremely low to moderate-income families; 2) Providing emergency shelters, emergency housing, and permanent supportive housing; 3) Implementing policies and strategies to prevent community displacement from market forces, and; 4) Implementing policies to address the impacts of racially-biased, exclusionary, and discriminatory housing and land-use policies on our BIPOC communities. Communities across Washington are in a housing affordability crisis. 32% of Washingtonians struggle to balance housing costs with the rest of their expenses. Cities have a major part to play in ensuring housing is available for all income levels, and in encouraging more equitable housing solutions that address past inequities. Together, we can say goodbye to past exclusionary policies and provide everyone with opportunities to live in a neighborhood that truly works for them and their families. This is our last chance to update the Growth Management Act to address the housing crisis before some of our largest counties undergo their next comprehensive plan updates. We do not have any more time to waste to address housing justice. We must act now to bring more housing choices to our communities through a legislative solution. Please do your part by voting 'Yes' on HB 1220.

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Washington State Representative (position 2)

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