Bills

SB 2671: COUNTIES; PERMIT PROCESSING; DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENTS; SALARIES; PILOT PROGRAM; REPORTS

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-03-27

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

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Second Chamber

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Authorizes the mayor of each county with a population of less than five hundred thousand to implement a pilot program to improve the speed, accountability, and quality of permit processing within that county through targeted staffing, performance incentives, and interdepartmental competition.  Authorizes increased pay for certain permitting positions and requires county personnel departments to prioritize the hiring of permitting positions as part of the pilot program.  Requires participating county mayors and county agencies to establish goals for the pilot program.  Requires participating county agencies to submit quarterly reports to the respective county councils on the pilot program.  Sunsets the pilot project on 6/30/2030.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Labor1MIN
Mar 24, 2026

House Standing Committee on Labor

House Standing Committee on Labor53SEC
Mar 24, 2026

House Standing Committee on Labor

House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Technology52SEC
Mar 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Technology

House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Technology1MIN
Mar 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Technology

Senate Standing Committee on Ways and Means13SEC
Mar 5, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Ways and Means

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism13SEC
Mar 5, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts13SEC
Mar 5, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs1MIN
Feb 5, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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