Housing and building matters.

Reduced the number of required land use policies from 10 to 8 for a municipality to receive first priority funding from the housing infrastructure revolving fund.

Changed the effective date for most provisions from January 1, 2026 to July 1, 2025.

Changed the bill status from 'Enrolled House Bill' to 'House Bill' which affects its legal standing and passage requirements.

Reorganized the list of land use policies from 10 specific requirements to 15 options where only 8 need to be adopted.

Changed language from 'may provide for' to 'must allow' regarding private provider inspections for Class 2 structures.

Changed loan priority requirements from requiring 8 of 15 land use policies to a more detailed system with 10 specific policy options including density bonuses, tax abatements, and vacant land donations.

Added new statutory sections establishing private provider inspection services for Class 2 structures and creating a dedicated chapter for Class 2 structure building permits.

Modified inspection requirements to allow qualified private providers including home inspectors licensed under IC 25-20.2 in addition to architects, engineers, and certified building officials.

Changed the effective date for private inspection provisions from July 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026, and added a new effective date of July 1, 2025 for the priority ranking system.

Added new definitions for 'applicant' and 'application' to the Class 2 structure building permit chapter.