Senate Bill 1222 Summary

• Amends building permit law to prohibit municipalities and counties from denying permit applications based on the utility provider proposed to serve the project.

• Establishes that regulation of utility providers' authority to operate and serve customers is a matter of statewide concern and preempts local restrictions on this authority.

• Prohibits municipalities and counties from imposing permit requirements, fees, fines, or penalties that have the effect of restricting a person's or entity's ability to use any capable and authorized utility service provider (water, wastewater, natural gas, propane, or electric).

• Preserves local authority to manage municipally or county-owned utilities and to enforce public health and safety ordinances in building additions done without prior permits.

• Clarifies that nothing in the law prohibits recovery of reasonable permit review and issuance costs or affects municipal authority over public highways and police powers related to public highway work permits.