Legislation - HB0503

Title: Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act)
Sponsored by: The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Allen, Amprey, Boafo, Fennell, Foley, Hornberger, D. Jones, Kerr, J. Long, Palakovich Carr, Phillips, Ruff, Schindler, Simpson, Taylor, Turner, Vogel, and Woods
Status: In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation
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Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to calculate certain regional housing infrastructure gaps; providing for the apportionment of regional housing infrastructure gaps to counties and incorporated municipalities; authorizing local jurisdictions to reduce local housing infrastructure gaps in a certain manner; establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative obligation to expeditiously approve housing development project applications; etc.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0430

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2026

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2025	1/22/2025	First Reading Environment and Transportation

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