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Sen. Dixon’s bill would impose 45‑day 'shot clock' on municipal land‑disturbance permits
Summary
The Senate Rules Standing Committee advanced SB447 on Feb. 25, 2026. The bill would require municipalities to approve or deny land‑disturbance permits within 45 days, give applicants 14 days for resubmittals, and deem applications approved if local governments fail to act; the committee approved the substitute and moved it out of committee.
Sen. Dixon told the Senate Rules Standing Committee on Feb. 25 that SB447 would set a 45‑day deadline for municipalities to act on land‑disturbance permit applications and give applicants 14 days to respond to resubmittal requests.
“What it does, it's a permitting bill, dealing with land disturbance permits, and it puts a shot clock, 45 days for a municipality to turn around that permit,” Sen. Dixon said, adding that the substitute changes the enforcement mechanism to a rule that a project…
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