Legislation - HB0691

Title: State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects
Sponsored by: Delegates Lopez, Kaufman, Spiegel, and Wims
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring each unit in the Executive Branch of State government responsible for issuing a permit related to housing construction to adopt procedures to streamline certain permitting processes for housing projects; requiring the State Housing Ombudsman, to the extent feasible, to ensure consistency between certain permitting processes developed by different units; and authorizing the delegation of certain tasks related to the review or approval of permits related to housing construction to certain local governmental units.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2026 Legislative Date 2/03/2026 Action Hearing 2/19 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 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 3/10/2026 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 03/12 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Floor Amendment {153520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (35-96) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (97-33) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 2/28/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 39AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2026 Legislative Date 3/20/2026 Action Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects
House	2/03/2026	2/03/2026	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2026	3/10/2026	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/11/2026	2/27/2026	Favorable Adopted	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2026	2/27/2026	Motion Special Order until 03/12 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2026	2/28/2026	Floor Amendment {153520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (35-96)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2026	2/28/2026	Second Reading Passed	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Third Reading Passed (97-33)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2026	2/28/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	39AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2026	3/20/2026	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

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