Housing matters.

Removed the official 'Enrolled House Bill' header and the final enacted text of Sections 1 through 5, which previously mandated housing progress reports and storm water manual updates.

Added the 'House Bill' header, legislative history notes (dates and sponsors), and the standard printing code instructions used for draft bills.

Replaced the specific statutory citations (e.g., IC 5-1.2-15.5-10) with a general synopsis in the digest that summarizes the bill's intent without the full legal text.

Establishes a specific allocation where 70% of housing infrastructure funds go to communities with populations under 50,000 and 30% to others.

Requires local units to submit annual housing progress reports starting January 1, 2027, detailing unit approvals, denials, and construction costs.

Mandates the Department of Environmental Management to review and update the Indiana Storm Water Quality Manual by December 1, 2026.

Deleted internal legislative metadata, including digests, committee dates, and printing codes, to finalize the bill as an official enrolled act.

Confirmed the effective date for new fund allocations and reporting requirements as July 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027, respectively.

Revised the allocation of the residential housing infrastructure assistance revolving fund to mandate that 70% of funds go to political subdivisions with populations under 50,000 and 30% to others.

Added a requirement for the Department of Environmental Management to review and update the Indiana Storm Water Quality Manual by December 1, 2026.

Prohibited state or local governments from requiring arc-fault circuit interrupters in Class 2 or R-2 structures and emergency responder communication systems in Class 1 structures.

Added a requirement for units to review their unified development ordinance in a public hearing by January 1, 2027, specifically to increase housing development.

Prohibited requiring compensatory storage at a ratio greater than three to one for land filling in flood plains.

Required units to forfeit or refund regulatory fees if they fail to meet statutory deadlines for issuing Class 2 building permits.

Changed the term 'unit' to 'local unit' in the new housing progress reporting section to clarify it applies to counties, cities, or towns.

Extended the termination period for the residential housing development program from 20 years to 25 years after the first obligation is incurred.

Replaced the term 'townhouses' with 'duplexes' in the list of permitted uses for residential zones, broadening the types of housing allowed without a hearing.

Updated the annual housing progress report requirements to include median rent prices, construction statistics, and specific details about any statutory requirements the local unit opted out of.

Added a new requirement for units to provide a copy of their zone improvement plan if they have adopted any impact fees.

Added specific criteria for when a structure classified as an R-2 building occupancy is permitted to have a passenger elevator not larger than a wheelchair-accessible elevator.

Changed the section number for the new housing progress report statute from 28 to 28.5 and added a new section 29 for the updated reporting requirements.