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Bill would remove special two-person limit for real estate professionals on planning commissions, proponents say it restores expertise
Summary
House Bill 3136 would remove a 50-year-old restriction that limited to two the number of planning commission members principally engaged in buying, selling or developing real estate; proponents say the change increases access to expertise, while some lawmakers warned it could enable industry majorities on quasi-judicial bodies.
House Committee on Housing and Homelessness members heard Feb. 5 testimony on House Bill 3136, which would repeal a provision that specifically limited to two the number of voting members on a city or county planning commission who are principally engaged in buying, selling or developing real estate for profit.
Representative Vicki "Brie" Siverson, sponsor of the bill and herself a licensed realtor, framed the change as removing an outdated restriction that singularly targeted real property professionals while retaining the statute’s broader requirement that planning commissions contain occupational diversity. "By retaining the provisions that ensure occupational diversity while removing the provisions that singularly limit the number of individuals who are principally engaged in real property development and transactions, planning commissions will be better able to utilize the…
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