HB1101
Affordable housing; certain localities allowed to adopt dwelling unit ordinances.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Affordable housing dwelling unit ordinances.
Allows certain localities to adopt affordable housing dwelling unit ordinances. The governing body of any locality, other than localities to which certain current affordable housing provisions apply, may by amendment to the zoning ordinances of such locality provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program. Such program shall address housing ... (More) needs, promote a full range of housing choices, and encourage the construction and continued existence of housing affordable to low-and-moderate-income citizens by providing for increases in density to the applicant in exchange for the applicant's voluntarily electing to provide such affordable housing. Any local ordinance may authorize the governing body to (i) establish qualifying jurisdiction-wide affordable dwelling unit sales prices based on local market conditions, (ii) establish jurisdiction-wide affordable dwelling unit qualifying income guidelines, and (iii) offer incentives other than density increases, such as reductions or waiver of permit, development, and infrastructure fees, as the governing body deems appropriate to encourage the provision of affordable housing. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105278D
- 01/07/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/21/2020 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
- 01/30/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2020 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 01/31/2020 - House: Committee substitute printed 20107167D-H1
- 01/31/2020 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2020 - House: Read first time
- 02/05/2020 - House: Read second time
- 02/05/2020 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 20107167D-H1
- 02/05/2020 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1101H1
- 02/06/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (86-Y 13-N)
- 02/06/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (86-Y 13-N)
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/07/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/14/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1101H1)
- 02/17/2020 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/18/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
- 02/21/2020 - House: Enrolled
- 02/21/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1101ER)
- 02/21/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1101ER)
- 02/24/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
- 02/26/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
- 03/04/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 143 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/04/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0143)
