Senate committee advances bill to create statewide standardized spatial datasets

Aug 28, 2026

Senators advanced SB 1423 to direct the governor's office to compile and publish a standardized statewide set of spatial datasets by 2028; supporters said it will aid local planning while opponents from the building industry warned the chosen datasets could be misapplied against housing projects.

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Senator Stern introduced SB 14 23 to require the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to compile a standardized set of statewide spatial datasets and make them publicly available by July 1, 2028. "The bill does not, create any new regulatory requirements, mandate any land use decisions, restrict local development, and or limit the use of more detailed local data," Stern said during the hearing.

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