CS/CS/CS/HB 927: Local Land Planning and Development
GENERAL BILL by State Affairs Committee ; Commerce Committee ; Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Sapp
Local Land Planning and Development; Requires certain counties & municipalities, respectively, to create preapplication consulting services program; requires certain local governments to establish registry of specified number of qualified contractors or qualified contractor firms to conduct certain reviews; requires local governments to use qualified contractor program for review plats or replats upon request of applicant; requires governing body of certain local governments & counties to include multiphased developments in program that expedites process for building permits for planned unit developments or phases of community or subdivision; requires governing body to create two-step application process for stabilized access to roads that can support emergency vehicles; prohibits local government from conditioning, delaying, withholding, or denying issuance of certain permits; revises circumstances under which applicant has vested right in preliminary plat.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/29/2025 House • Filed
1/12/2026 House • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/3/2026 House • PCS added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda
2/5/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
2/6/2026 House • Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/9/2026 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
2/16/2026 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
2/18/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
• Reported out of Commerce Committee
2/19/2026 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/20/2026 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
2/24/2026 House • Favorable with CS by State Affairs Committee
2/25/2026 House • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
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CS/CS/CS/HB 927, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 8:14 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1138 (c1) Qualified Contractors Massullo Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 125.022 Development permits and orders. Page 4 (pdf) 163.3169 Page 9 (pdf) 166.033 Development permits and orders. Page 16 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 21 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 23 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 927, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/19/2026 at 9:59 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1138 (c1) Qualified Contractors Massullo Similar Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 165029 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Sapp 2/23/2026
1:20 PMAdopted
2/24/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3169 Page 7 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 23 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 24 (pdf) -
CS/HB 927, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/6/2026 at 1:38 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2026 (pdf)
Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1138 (c1) Qualified Contractors Massullo Similar Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 491751 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Sapp 2/17/2026
2:21 PMAdopted without Objection
2/18/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3169 Page 3 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 30 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 30 (pdf) -
HB 927, Original Filed Version Posted 12/29/2025 at 12:12 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1138 Qualified Contractors Massullo Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 163.3202 Land development regulations. Page 22 (pdf) 163.3203 Page 5 (pdf) 177.071 Administrative approval of plats or replats by designated county or municipal official. Page 22 (pdf) 177.073 Expedited approval of residential building permits before a final plat is recorded. Page 23 (pdf)