Legislation - HB0240

Title: Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning
Sponsored by: Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Planning)
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a local planning commission to notify the Department of Planning when beginning the review of the local jurisdiction's comprehensive plan; requiring the Department, within 60 days of receiving the notification, to provide guidance materials relating to State law, best practices for local comprehensive plans, and any other resources to support the plan's review; and requiring the Department to develop and maintain certain guidance materials in consultation with certain other State agencies and offices.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 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 9/16/2025 Legislative Date 9/16/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/19/2026 Legislative Date 1/19/2026 Action Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (123-0) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/23/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/16/2025	9/16/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning
House	1/19/2026	1/19/2026	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/03/2026	3/03/2026	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/04/2026	2/23/2026	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	32 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning
House	3/05/2026	2/24/2026	Third Reading Passed (123-0)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2026	2/23/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	34 Click to view Recorded Media

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