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HB1388 • 2025

Buildings; traffic impact analysis required to obtain a building permit be completed within 36 months of the project's substantial completion; require

Buildings; traffic impact analysis required to obtain a building permit be completed within 36 months of the project's substantial completion; require

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Sponsor
Santos, Mary Ann
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Time Limit for Traffic Impact Analyses

This bill requires that traffic impact analyses needed to get a building permit must be finished within 36 months of when the project is substantially complete.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends state laws about building, plumbing, and electrical codes in Georgia.
  • Sets a deadline for completing required traffic impact analyses.
  • Requires these analyses to be done within 36 months after a project reaches substantial completion.
  • Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this new time limit.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People or companies seeking building permits in Georgia
  • State agencies responsible for enforcing building codes

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not explain what happens if the analysis is not done within 36 months.
  • The effective date of this law has not been set yet in the provided information.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Buildings; traffic impact analysis required to obtain a building permit be completed within 36 months of the project's substantial completion; require