AN ACT MODIFYING THE NUMBER OF HOUSING UNIT-EQUIVALENT POINTS AWARDED TO A MUNICIPALITY FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE EXEMPTION.

HB 6813 modifies how municipalities earn points for affordable housing appeals by allowing them to receive one point per elderly housing unit (capped at 20% of their total points) and one point per three-bedroom dwelling unit (capped at 10% of their total points). This bill directly affects municipalities participating in the affordable housing appeals procedure, changing the point allocation system for qualifying housing types. The key provision adjusts the existing point system to specifically credit elderly housing and larger family-sized units within set percentage limits. The change does not alter the total points available but shifts how municipalities can accumulate points toward their affordable housing goals.