Limit Turf in New Residential Development

Added a new definition for 'APPLICABLE RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY' specifying it means multifamily residential housing premises property that includes more than twelve dwelling units.

Added a new subsection (III) to the 'Applicable property' definition listing street right-of-way, parking lot, median, or transportation corridor as applicable property types.

Modified the 'Applicable property' definition to exclude residential property, creating a distinction between general applicable property and the newly defined residential property category.

Added new co-sponsors to the bill, including both House and Senate members.

Modified the definition of 'applicable property' to include residential real property, expanding the bill's applicability beyond just common interest communities and transportation corridors.

Added a new definition for 'residential real property' referencing an existing statute.

Modified the requirements for local entities to include consideration of applicable residential real property when enacting ordinances regulating new development projects.

Added a new section prohibiting the installation of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, and invasive plant species in new residential developments on and after January 1, 2026.

Removed references to prohibiting artificial turf and invasive plant species from the legislative declaration and main prohibition sections, narrowing the focus to nonfunctional turf only.

Modified the requirements for local entities to focus on regulating nonfunctional turf in new residential developments, with specific deadlines of January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2028, for different types of properties.

Updated the definition of 'applicable property' to remove references to artificial turf and invasive plant species, and clarified the definition of 'applicable residential real property' to mean multifamily residential housing premises with more than twelve dwelling units.

Removed the definition of 'functional artificial turf' and 'nonfunctional artificial turf' from the bill, as the focus shifted to nonfunctional turf in general.

Removed exemption allowing local entities or the department to establish prohibitions or requirements for nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species that are more stringent than the bill's requirements.

Removed exemption preventing local entities or the department from installing or allowing installation of artificial turf on athletic fields of play.

Removed exemption preventing local entities or the department from installing or preserving urban trees.

Updated definition of 'Turf' to reference section 37-60-135 (2)(i) instead of containing the full definition inline, and corrected spelling errors in the definition of 'Functional turf'.

Added definition for 'APPLICABLE RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY' to mean multifamily residential housing premises with more than twelve dwelling units.

Added note indicating the bill has been prepared for signatures of legislative officers and the Governor.

Added new definition for 'Applicable Residential Real Property' specifying multifamily housing with more than twelve dwelling units.

Added definition for 'Functional Artificial Turf' to distinguish between turf used for recreational purposes and nonfunctional turf.

Added definition for 'Urban Tree' to clarify what vegetation is protected under the new landscaping requirements.

Added explicit exemption allowing local entities and the state department to install or preserve urban trees.

Added exemption for installing artificial turf on athletic fields of play.

Modified the prohibition language to specifically reference 'nonfunctional artificial turf' rather than just 'artificial turf' to align with new definitions.

Corrected formatting errors and typos in the definitions section, including fixing misspelled words like 'arnphitheatcrs' to 'amphitheaters'.

Added additional co-sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Duran, Froelich, Joseph, Lindsay, Martinez, McCluskie, Sirota, Stewart R., Titone) to the House sponsorship list.

Updated header text from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and added a date stamp (March 4, 2025) to indicate the current legislative version.

Removed definitions for 'Turf' and 'Urban Tree' from the bill text, likely due to formatting or legislative process adjustments.

Changed the definition of 'applicable residential real property' from all residential property to only multifamily residential housing premises with more than 12 dwelling units.

Added new definitions for 'multifamily residential housing premises property' and 'urban tree' to clarify what types of properties and vegetation are covered.

Modified the definition of 'residential real property' to reference a different section of state law, changing how the term is interpreted for this bill's purposes.

Added a legislative declaration section explaining the bill's purpose regarding climate change adaptation, water conservation, and urban heat island mitigation.