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HI HB1922
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Luke Evslin
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AI Summary
- Establishes a pro-housing score program to evaluate each county's housing production against five-year targets, with counties scoring below 50% on overall or affordable housing production deemed "noncompliant"
- Requires counties to submit annual housing production reports by January 31, tracking new units, conversions from vacation/transient use, and affordability levels across income bands (30%, 60%, and 140% of area median income)
- Creates "builder's remedy" provisions for noncompliant counties, requiring ministerial approval within 90 days for housing projects in transit-oriented development areas that reserve at least 20% of units for households at 80% AMI or 50% of units at 140% AMI
- Transfers approval authority from county legislative bodies to planning directors for certain affordable housing projects in noncompliant counties, with decisions required within 45 days or automatic approval occurs
- Limits grounds for denying qualifying projects to specific adverse public health/safety impacts, documented infrastructure capacity shortages, or federal/state law violations—all requiring written findings supported by substantial evidence
Legislative Description
Relating To Housing.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Referred to HSG/WAL, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
1/28/2026
Committee Referrals
Housing1/28/2026
Full Bill Text
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