Senators adopt amendment easing wetland-buffer limits to allow utility access, set March 1, 2027 effective date

May 26, 2026

Senators agreed to combine and adopt amendments to a Senate bill that carve out utility access through certain wetland buffers and allow municipalities time to designate conservation subdivisions; the package, including a clause preventing new municipal lot-size restrictions before the effective date, passed by voice consent.

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Senators on the floor combined and adopted an amendment package to a Senate bill that carves out certain wetland-buffer and conservation-subdivision areas to allow utility placement and move the law's effective date to March 1, 2027.

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