Affordable Housing
Summary
Affordable Housing; Prohibits counties & municipalities from restricting floor area ratio; authorizes counties & municipalities to restrict height; prohibits counties & municipalities from using public hearings or any other quasi-judicial board or reviewing body to approve proposed development; prohibits counties & municipalities from restricting maximum lot size below specified size; requires counties & municipalities to maintain certain policy on their websites; requires counties & municipalities to reduce parking requirements; provides requirements for developments located within transit-oriented development or area; prohibits review or approval by county or municipality of application for development permit or order from being conditioned upon waiver, forbearance, or abandonment of any development right. APPROPRIATION: $100,000,000
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Last action Feb 27, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
28–1
Passed
Total votes 29
Feb 20, 2024
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
14
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (28-1)
house
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to State Affairs Committee agenda
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in State Affairs Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Jan 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Affairs Committee
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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