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Subcommittee approves zoning bill to clarify appeals and administrative review; lawmakers say change will reduce litigation

2336741 · February 18, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 318, the "Efficient Zonings Act," returned the House zoning bill to the House version and clarifies which land-use decisions require quasi-judicial hearings and which may be handled administratively; the subcommittee voted to advance the bill to full committee.

The subcommittee moved House Bill 318, a zoning bill the sponsor called the "Efficient Zonings Act," out of the State and Local Government subcommittee and onto full committee after brief presentation and questions.

Representative Matt Reeves said HB 318 largely returns the House’s zoning language from the prior session (the Senate had added an annexation provision earlier) and incorporates recommendations…

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