Habitat for Humanity Legislation

Habitat for Humanity is an international, not-for-profit organization that helps low-income families afford housing in communities throughout our country. This Christian organization seeks to offer financing and other support measures to those in our region who truly need it. In recent years, however, they have been held back by laws enacted at the state level and by the voters.


Often times, Habitat affiliates utilize tax credits that the state offers. As a guideline, to qualify for these credits a family of four with two working parents had to make less than 50% of the areas median income to gain approval. With the raise in minimum wage, however, two working parents on minimum wage made “too much.”


I was made aware of this situation and offered HB 802, which realigned those income guidelines, to help Habitat continue to match needing families with a good home. The Governor signed this legislation into law on June 26.