AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
Summary
Permits but not directs a municipality to establish, by ordinance, certain requirements regarding accessory dwelling units regarding ownership for 5 years, non-family ADUs to be rented at affordable rates and limit size to 1,000 sq. ft.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2026
Last action Apr 2, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 2, 2026
Committee
04/02/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
02/13/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Ujifusa
DDemocratic
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