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Senate passes law giving limited transportation priority to cities that add housing
Summary
H.B. 436 adds a performance pathway in the Transportation Commission prioritization that can give modest priority to municipalities that increase housing supply by 2.5% or more in the prior year; sponsor and supporters said the adjustment is marginal and capped so safety and congestion metrics remain primary. Vote: passed 20-8.
The Utah Senate approved H.B. 436, a bill that creates an additional pathway for Transportation Commission project prioritization tied to housing production.
Sponsor Senator Musselman said the change recognizes communities that are "actually producing housing," giving them limited consideration in prioritization scoring so infrastructure can follow growth. Under the bill, a municipality that increased…
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