SB 8

Requires Land Use Board of Appeals to award local governments and applicants their expenses and attorney fees against petitioners if affirming local government's approval of publicly supporting housing.

Status	Chapter Number Assigned
Session	2019 Regular Session
Sponsors	Peter Courtney (Democrat) (Chief), James Manning Jr. (Democrat), Dallas Heard (Republican) (Chief)
Fiscal impact	Has minimal fiscal impact
Revenue impact	No revenue impact

Bill Text

Requires the Land Use Board of Appeals to award expenses and attorney fees to local governments and applicants when petitioners challenge approval of publicly-supported affordable housing developments.

Original Bill Text

Overview#

Requires petitioners to pay costs and attorney fees, including on appeal, to prevailing intervening developers of affordable developments that were approved by local government.] Requires Land Use Board of Appeals to award local governments and applicants their expenses and attorney fees against petitioners if affirming local government’s approval of publicly supporting housing.

Legislative History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-19	S	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
2019-02-20	S	Referred to Housing, then Judiciary.
2019-02-25	S	Public Hearing held.
2019-04-08	S	Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2019-04-15	S	Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Judiciary be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
2019-04-15	S	Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
2019-04-16	S	Second reading.
2019-04-17	S	Third reading. Carried by President Courtney. Passed.
2019-04-18	H	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
2019-04-22	H	Referred to Human Services and Housing.
2019-04-29	H	Public Hearing held.
2019-05-06	H	Work Session held.
2019-05-10	H	Recommendation: Do pass.
2019-05-13	H	Second reading.
2019-05-14	H	Carried over to May 15, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-15	H	Carried over to May 16, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-16	H	Carried over to May 17, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-17	H	Carried over to May 20, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-20	H	Carried over to May 21, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-21	H	Carried over to May 22, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-22	H	Carried over to May 23, 2019 Calendar by virtue of adjournment.
2019-05-23	H	Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.
2019-05-28	S	President signed.
2019-05-28	H	Speaker signed.
2019-06-04	S	Governor signed.
2019-06-10	S	Chapter 221, 2019 Laws.
2019-06-10	S	Effective date, January 1, 2020.