HB496
Zoning; commercial and industrial facilities, including data centers, water use disclosures.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 14, 2026
Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Guzman (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Zoning; commercial and industrial facilities; water use disclosures.
Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions for (i) requiring proposed industrial and commercial facilities to submit annual water consumption estimates and (ii) consideration of water consumption from public resources when making rezoning and special use permit decisions related to such facilities. The bill stipulates that such ... (More) estimates shall be publicly accessible in submitted applications. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/12/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102411D
- 01/12/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/20/2026 - House: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
- 01/22/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 01/23/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reconsidered by Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/13/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107395D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (74-Y 23-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 03/02/2026 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 26109002D-S1
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Local Government Substitute agreed to
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (25-Y 15-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/06/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/11/2026 - House: House acceded to request
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Srinivasan, Marsden, Stuart
- 03/12/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/2026 - House: House Conferees: Guzman, Lopez, Morefield
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference substitute printed 26109939D-H2
- 03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (78-Y 19-N 0-A)
- 03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
