Bills

HB 1741: AFFORDABLE HOUSING MANDATE; HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT FEE; LUXURY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT STUDY

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-09: Reported from HSG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 112-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Deems a county affordable housing mandate as a form of development exaction and treats the mandate as a housing affordability impact fee, with certain exemptions.  Prohibits a county from adopting, amending, or enforcing an affordable housing mandate or inclusionary requirements for residential or mixed-use development, under certain circumstances.  Establishes additional requirements for a needs assessment study for a county-imposed affordable housing mandate.  Establishes a criterion that allows luxury residential projects or projects that receive discretionary value-add approvals to be subject to inclusionary requirements.

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Housing2MIN
Feb 4, 2026

House Standing Committee on Housing

House Standing Committee on Housing3MIN
Feb 4, 2026

House Standing Committee on Housing

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