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CS/CS/SB 1788: Construction Permits

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Community Affairs ; Boyd

Construction Permits; Revising the requirements for when a county may request certain information; authorizing all components of a completed application to be submitted electronically or in person; requiring a local enforcement agency to reduce a building permit fee by a specified percentage for failing to meet certain deadlines; requiring a local government or a local building department, respectively, to reduce a building permit fee or master building permit fee, as applicable, by a specified percentage for failing to meet certain deadlines, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1059 (Ch. 2021-224) -SJ 712
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2021 Senate • Filed
3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 202
3/5/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/10/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building
3/10/2021 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 247
• Introduced -SJ 202
3/11/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/12/2021 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
3/16/2021 Senate • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 254
3/26/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building
3/31/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 343
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/1/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
• CS/CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time -SJ 352
4/6/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 378
4/7/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/22/2021 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721
4/26/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 712
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1059 -SJ 712
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1059 (Ch. 2021-224) -SJ 712