Construction Permits
Summary
Construction Permits; Requires county that issues building permits & local enforcement agency to post certain information on their websites; authorizes all components to completed application be submitted electronically or in person; requires local enforcement agency, local government, or local building department to reduce permit fee by specified percentage for failing to meet certain deadlines; requires applicant to take certain action within specified time; requires surcharges to be recalculated under certain conditions; prohibits authority that issues building permit from requiring applicant to provide specified contracts as part of application for certain construction.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 5, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2021 · House Apr 1, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Apr 26, 2021
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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