Construction Permits
Summary
Construction Permits; Revising the requirements for when a county may request certain information; authorizing all components of a completed application to be submitted electronically or in person; requiring a local enforcement agency to reduce a building permit fee by a specified percentage for failing to meet certain deadlines; requiring a local government or a local building department, respectively, to reduce a building permit fee or master building permit fee, as applicable, by a specified percentage for failing to meet certain deadlines, etc.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Last action Apr 26, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1059 (Ch. 2021-224)
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/21, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/10/21, 8:00 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Community Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Boyd
RRepublican
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