Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Housing and Homelessness Committee on March 7, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 4048
Requires local governments to approve certain adjustments to land use regulations for housing development within urban growth boundaries.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act relaxes housing standards, establishes a housing office to enforce housing laws, allows a new UGB amendment and limits counties' role in UGB amendments. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.9). Requires local governments to approve certain adjustments to land use regulations for housing development within urban growth boundaries. Establishes alternate appellate procedures for adjustments. Requires certain cities to report to the Department of Land Conservation and Development on the use of adjustments. Requires the department to report biennially to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly. Sunsets January 2, 2032. Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Department of Consumer and Business Services to jointly establish and administer the Housing Accountability and Production Office. Requires the office to assist local governments and housing developers with housing laws relating to land use and land divisions. Authorizes the office to take certain actions to enforce housing laws. Establishes new process through which the office may request enforcement orders relating to land use housing laws. Becomes operative April 1, 2025. Requires the office to commission a report on developing efficiencies in housing production and to deliver the report to an interim committee of Legislative Assembly on or before September 15, 2025. Develops an alternative process to amend urban growth boundaries to include up to 150 net residential acres per city. Provides for limitations and review by Metro, where applicable, and for review by the Department of Land Conservation and Development and courts. Sunsets January 2, 2033. Expands eligibility for attorney fees for appeals of residential development proposals to include local governments and all needed housing. Limits counties' role in reviewing cities' amendments to urban growth boundaries. Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to the department to establish and operate the office and to provide grants to local governments for housing law compliance. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 5 to March 7, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 5 to Feb 50 days
Housing and HomelessnessFeb 5 to Mar 7 · stopped31 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 5 – Mar 7
- Feb 5Introduced
- Sent to Housing and Homelessness
- Mar 7Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 5First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 5Referred to Housing and Homelessness.House of Representatives
- Mar 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives