Relating to affordable development.
Summary
Requires petitioners to pay costs and attorney fees, including on appeal, to prevailing intervening developers of affordable developments that were approved by local government. ] Requires Land Use Board of Appeals to award local governments and applicants their expenses and attorney fees against petitioners if affirming local government's approval of publicly supporting housing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 19, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2019 · House May 23, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 17, 2019
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.
lower
May 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Human Services and Housing.
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by President Courtney. Passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Judiciary be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Housing, then Judiciary.
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DH
Dallas Heard
RRepublican
P
PC
Peter Courtney
DDemocratic
Co
James Manning
DDemocratic
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