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SB6 • 2025

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services, a municipality, a building official or any other agency or official responsible for administering and enforcing the state building code to approve and issue, or disapprove and deny, any application for a building permit for middle housing or conventional single-family residential housing in a residential subdivision with more than six lots not later than 45 business days after the date on which the applicant submits a complete application.

Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services, a municipality, a building official or any other agency or official responsible for administering and enforcing the state building code to approve and issue, or disapprove and deny, any application for a building permit for middle housing or conventional single-family residential housing in a residential subdivision with more than six lots not later than 45 business days after the date on which the applicant submits a complete application.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Anderson, Senator Smith DB
Last action
2025-06-27
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-27 Senate

    In committee upon adjournment.

  2. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means. (Printed A-Eng.)

  3. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means by order of the President.

  4. 2025-04-07 Senate

    Work Session held.

  5. 2025-03-17 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  6. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Referred to Housing and Development.

  7. 2025-03-10 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: Says an application for a building permit must be acted on not later than 45 days after it is done. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.8).
Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services, a municipality, a building official or any other agency or official responsible for administering and enforcing the state building code to approve and issue, or disapprove and deny, any application for a building permit<b> for middle housing or conventional single-family residential housing in a residential subdivision with more than six lots</b> not later than 45 business days after the date on which the applicant submits a complete application. <b>Requires any other agency or jurisdiction that must review an application for a building permit to complete the review within 10 business days after receipt or the portion of the application that is subject to the review is approved.</b>
Declares that an application for a building permit is approved if the department, a municipality, a building official or any other agency or official fails to deny or act upon the application within the allowable period. Requires prompt issuance of the building permit in such circumstances. Makes the department, municipality, building official or other agency or official that fails to promptly issue the building permit liable to the applicant for the fees the applicant paid and the costs the applicant incurred in preparing the application.
Relating to: Relating to a deadline within which to act upon an application for a building permit.
Current location: In Senate Committee