2025 Legislation

Third Party Permit Review (Housing “Shot Clock”) This bill will speed up the approval process for new homes by allowing home builders to hire a licensed and certified third-party reviewer for review of housing permit applications if the local government…

Transit-Oriented Development & Upzoning SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining…

Removing ADU Owner Occupancy Requirements In 2020, the state banned local regulations that mandate owner-occupancy of properties with ADUs, or where owners seek permits to build ADUs. Such ordinances had been hampering ADU development, making them harder to finance and…