Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority.

Changed the text for transit-oriented development from a general 'encouragement' to a specific 'encouragement of additional density bonuses'.

Added a new provision stating the act will not become effective unless it is reenacted by the 2027 Session of the General Assembly.

Adjusted the start date for the advisory committee requirement from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2028.

Changed the exclusion date for existing ordinances from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027.

The list of allowable lower-cost home construction alternatives was updated to explicitly include 'modular homes' in addition to 'manufactured homes' and their duplex variants.

The bill's header was updated to reflect its new status as a 'Senate Substitute' with a new amendment number, replacing the original 'Introduced' status and House-specific identifiers.

A provision requiring the act to be reenacted in the 2027 session to remain effective was deleted, making the law permanent without a mandatory review deadline.

The effective date was finalized as July 1, 2027, and the exclusion for pre-existing ordinances was set to January 1, 2026, removing placeholder brackets from the draft.

Minor wording changes were made to item 9, expanding the list of lower-cost home construction alternatives to explicitly include 'modular homes' alongside manufactured homes.

Formatting artifacts, including bracketed House Amendment markers and excessive spacing, were cleaned up to produce the final enrolled text.