Municipality Regulation of Open House Amendments

Added a specific definition for 'open house' to clarify what events are protected under the bill.

Added explicit language stating that any municipal ordinance regulating an open house is void, with exceptions only for building and fire codes.

Modified the affirmative defense section to explicitly state that there is no affirmative defense available when an invalid ordinance relates to an open house.

Made minor formatting and text corrections to improve clarity and consistency throughout the bill text.

Added the word 'remodeled' to the definition of 'open house' to include events showcasing remodeled properties alongside new construction.

Corrected a cross-reference error in Subsection (2) by changing the reference from Subsection (2)(b) to Subsection (1)(b) to maintain logical consistency within the bill.

Added requirement that open houses must be regulated the same way as residential uses, rather than just prohibiting any regulation.

Corrected grammatical errors including removing redundant words like 'hethe' and 'that he' and fixing sentence structure in the defense provisions.

Added bracketed deletion markers [ ] to show removed text in the amendment markup format.

Changed the prohibition from a blanket ban on regulating open houses to a specific prohibition against regulating open houses differently than residential uses, allowing general building or fire codes to still apply.

Reordered the definition of 'open house' to clarify that it includes events held by homeowners, whether or not associated with real estate professionals, to showcase a home.

Corrected grammatical errors and clarified the affirmative defense language regarding officials enforcing invalid ordinances related to open houses.

Updated the Senate Sponsor name from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Calvin R. Musselman' and corrected formatting inconsistencies throughout the document.