Substitute Bill No. 6593 Summary

• Establishes two types of area of operation for housing authorities: a municipal area of operation (the municipality where the authority is created) and an optional expanded area of operation (other municipalities that adopt agreements authorizing the authority to operate there).

• Housing authorities cannot establish or maintain police forces in expanded areas of operation, limiting police authority to the original municipal jurisdiction.

• Housing authorities cannot exercise power of eminent domain in expanded areas of operation.

• A municipality's failure to adopt an agreement with a housing authority requesting expanded area operations is not a violation of housing law or other state statutes.

• All provisions take effect October 1, 2023, and reorganizes statutory definitions while maintaining existing protections for housing authority operations, eligibility criteria, and financial assistance programs.