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CS/SB 208: Land Use and Development Regulations

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; McClain

Land Use and Development Regulations; Requiring that the amount of certain application fees reasonably relate to certain costs; requiring that local government comprehensive plans and land development regulations include factors for assessing the compatibility of certain residential uses; prohibiting a local government from denying certain applications on compatibility grounds if the applicant has proposed certain measures; requiring that the denial of an application specify certain information; providing that a local government’s approval of an application may include certain requirements or conditions, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2027
Last Action: 1/16/2026 Senate - Now in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/16/2025 Senate • Filed
    11/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
    11/10/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 11/18/25, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    11/18/2025 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
    11/19/2025 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    1/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/12/26, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/12/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    1/13/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Introduced
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    1/16/2026 Senate • Now in Rules

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  • CS/SB 208, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/13/2026 at 12:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 399 Land Use and Development Regulations Borrero Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    125.022 Development permits and orders. Page 2 (pdf)
    163.3194 Legal status of comprehensive plan. Page 2 (pdf)
    166.033 Development permits and orders. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 208, Original Filed Version Posted 10/16/2025 at 8:15 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 11/17/2025 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 11/19/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/9/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 399 Land Use and Development Regulations Borrero Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    378440 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (McClain)     		1/9/2026
    4:53 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/12/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    11/18/2025 3:30 PM Community Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/12/2026 4:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    163.3164 Community Planning Act; definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    163.3202 Land development regulations. Page 3 (pdf)
    212.055 Discretionary sales surtaxes; legislative intent; authorization and use of proceeds. Page 6 (pdf)

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