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Committee advances bill limiting ground‑floor commercial mandates in mixed‑use zones
Summary
The committee reported out engrossed second substitute Senate Bill 6,026 with a due‑pass recommendation after adopting a striking amendment that caps ground‑floor commercial requirements and delays compliance; the measure passed the committee 5‑2.
Madam Chair’s local government committee on its last meeting of the session advanced engrossed second substitute Senate Bill 6,026 on a 5‑2 roll call, adopting a striking amendment that narrows where and how local governments may require ground‑floor commercial uses in commercial and mixed‑use zones.
The bill, as summarized by committee staff, would “prohibit certain local governments from excluding residential development from commercial and mixed use zones” and limit ground‑floor commercial and mixed‑use requirements, with a striking amendment that imposes several changes. Committee staff said the striker would cap…
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