Cral City panel reviews 2025 legislative bills; agrees to monitor rent, permitting and lodging proposals

The Cral City Legislative Committee met virtually and reviewed several bills from the 2025 legislative session, including a proposed 45-day limit for local action on completed permit applications, a measure that would restrict rent-setting software and reduce the new-construction exemption period for rent limits, and a bill to give cities flexibility in how transient lodging tax revenue may be used. Committee members did not take a formal vote on any of the bills; they agreed to continue monitoring developments and to follow up with staff and legislators if items move quickly.

Committee members said the most immediate items to watch were Senate Bill 6, which would require local governments to act on completed permit applications within 45 days, and Senate Bill 722, which includes provisions to curb use of rent‑setting software and would change a definition that currently exempts…