A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts.
SF 2378 removes a requirement that allowed property owners to block zoning changes by submitting written protests. Specifically, it repeals a provision (Code 414.5) that let owners with 20% of affected property area or 20% of property within 200 feet file protests to stop zoning district changes unless approved by a 3/4 city council vote. The bill directly affects property owners who previously could use this written protest process to challenge zoning amendments. It eliminates the need for cities to seek 3/4 council approval when such protests are filed, streamlining the approval process for zoning changes. The change applies to all zoning district modifications, not just specific uses like shooting ranges.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 18, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
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May 11, 2026
MINOR
The bill text remains substantively identical, with no changes to the legal requirements for zoning protests, variance appeals, or shooting range approvals. The only modifications are formatting updates that convert the document from a line-by-line legislative markup style into a standard, readable text format.
TECHNICAL
Converted the document layout from a vertical, line-by-line amendment style to a standard paragraph format with numbered sections and page headers.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026
How they voted
35–8
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Mar 2, 2026
D
Democratic15
46% Nay
R
Republican34
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Jun 2, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 12.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5176.
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5176.
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 75, nays 18.
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8296 adopted.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8296 filed.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 9.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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