State and Local Legislative Analysis, Letters and Testimony
Explore legislative analyses the NAHB state and local advocacy team prepared for HBAs, along with letters and testimony submitted on their behalf to local leaders and governing bodies on issues related to land use, zoning, rent control, workforce development and taxes and regulations.
The team can provide legislative analysis to HBAs at no cost. Each analysis provides HBAs with an overview of the bill, arguments for and against, and information on similar state and local laws. Contact the team if your HBA needs assistance researching or interpreting a bill.
Letters
- Letter to Visalia (Calif.) City Council re: Proposal to Create Single Family Residential Objective Design Standards
- Letter to Board of Supervisors County of Santa Barbara (Calif.) re: Appeal Hearing for the Richards Ranch Project (Key Site 26)
- Letter to City of Leesburg (Fla.) re: Opposition to a housing construction moratorium
- Letter to Hart County (Ga.) Board of Commissioners re: Proposed Amendments to Chapter 46 (Land Development Standards)
- Letter to Knox County (Tenn.) Board of Commissioners re: Opposition to Unified Development Ordinance - Article 4, Draft Version 5
Testimony
- Testimony to Housing Committee (Connecticut) re: Raised House Bill 7113: An Act Permitting Municipalities to Establish Light-Touch Density Housing
Legislative Analysis
- Senate Bill 36 in Maryland limits how local governments in the state may regulate zoning for single family residential areas. View the analysis.
- House Bill 204 in Kentucky will allow permitting duplexes on a single-family lot and prohibit imposing fees for duplex development beyond those required for single-family homes. View the analysis.
- House bill 184 in Utah creates a new streamlined pathway for builders and developers to obtain approval to build homes on smaller lots in certain residential zones, even when a local zoning rule would normally prohibit this. View the analysis.
- House Bill 4996 amends the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding section 6-29-725 to permit the transfer of development rights. If this legislation passes it will allow the transfer of development rights (TDR) for a land owner looking to sell or transfer the development rights of their property to another location that in many cases is in the same municipality. View the analysis.
- Senate Bill 309 which amends the current law to add code sections 6-7-510 by enacting the South Carolina Inclusionary Act and adding section 6-7-520, which authorizes counties and municipalities to use inclusionary zoning strategies to increase affordable housing availability. View the analysis.
- Delaware Senate Bill 23 would modernize codes and zoning requirements to increase residential construction statewide. View the analysis.
- Virginia House Bill 196 establishes a process by which local governments in the state can receive grants and/or loans for expanding or improving public infrastructure needed to support new residential housing development. View the analysis.
- Kentucky House Bill 204 would allow the building of duplexes on single-family lots and prohibit planning associations from denying permits for such projects. View the analysis.
- Utah House Bill 184 creates a new streamlined pathway for builders and developers to obtain approval to build homes on smaller lots in certain residential zones. View the analysis.
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Letter
- Letter to Hawaii’s House Committee on Housing: In support of H.B. 1725, a building code reform bill.
- Letter to Cleveland (Ohio) Utilities re: Opposition to increased water and sewer access fees
Testimony
- Testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly Public Safety and Security Committee: In support of H.B. 5401, an act concerning the procedure for adopting, revising and amending the state building code and requiring related training.
Legislative Analysis
- The Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1611 amends section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas. The legislative bill works to cap property valuations by 4% except for new construction or remodeling. View the analysis.
- Wyoming House Bill 0002 creates mandatory deadlines for localities in the building permit application process. View the analysis.
- Florida House Bill 1139 would amend the Florida Statutes to provide more specific requirements for a city or locality to be able to levy impact fees upon new developments. View the analysis.
- Connecticut House Bill 5401 broadly pauses new building code adoption until the 2030 code cycle, as well as reforms other code cycle procedures and timeframes. View the analysis.
- California Assembly Bill 2252 seeks to amend the state's Health and Safety Code to allow for permitting for single-exit single buildings up to six stories. View the analysis.
- California Assembly Bill 1421 would requires the state's Transportation Commission to prepare research and recommendations for a road user charge or mileage-traveled fee system. View the analysis.
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Letter
- Letter to the Sarasota County (Fla.) Board of Commissioners re: County Administrator Authorization to Sign-off on the Sub-Receipt Agreement-Agenda Item File 22.
Legislative Analysis
- Rhode Island Senate Bill 2932 proposes to expand legal culpability of general contractors, making them jointly liable in instances of wage theft by subcontractors on their jobsites. View the analysis.
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Legislative Analysis
View the legislative analysis for Senate Bill (SB 5961), an act that will limit rent and fee increases, requiring a notice of rent and fee increases by the landlord to the tenant, limiting fees and deposits a landlord can charge, establishing a landlord resources center and associated services, authorizing a tent least termination, allows attorney general to enforce, makes several amendments to the code sections, and adds a new section to Chapter 59.19 and 59.20 that includes penalties and declaring emergencies in Washington State.
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