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CS/HB 579: Local Government Land Development

GENERAL BILL by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Overdorf

Local Government Land Development; Requires counties & municipalities, respectively, to meet specified requirements regarding minimum information necessary for certain zoning applications; revises timeframes for processing applications for approvals of development permits or development orders; provides refund parameters in situations where county or municipality, respectively, fails to meet certain timeframes; prohibits school district from collecting, charging, or imposing any alternative fee for concurrency for educational facilities that does not meet certain requirements; provides standard of review for legal action challenging such fees.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/2/2025 House - Now in Commerce Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/12/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/7/2025 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
3/11/2025 House • Favorable by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
3/28/2025 House • PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
4/1/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/2/2025 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee