Committee passes broad housing bill after hours of testimony on local control and fees

The Local Government Committee passed House Bill 1001 as amended after more than two hours of testimony that split planners and local officials from builders and housing advocates.

Representative Russell Miller, the bill’s sponsor, presented Amendment 3 and said it makes six substantive changes to the underlying bill, including narrowing townhome language to allow duplexes by right, making impact-fee changes prospective on July 1, 2026, permitting certain recreation impact fees for conversions at up to 50 percent of single‑family rates, and tightening accessory-dwelling-unit (ADU) standards to require a will‑serve letter from utilities and visual continuity with existing structures. “This is a huge paradigm shift of thought when it comes to local government,” Miller said, asking the committee to adopt the amendment, which the chair took by consent.

The bill drew broad support from industry groups and housing advocates. Jason Shelley,…