Affordable Housing

Where it is in the process

Plain-English Summary

Requiring counties and municipalities, respectively, to authorize certain residential use on property owned by a county, municipality, or school district under certain circumstances; revising the definition of the term "person"; revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable; waiving the state's sovereign immunity for certain causes of action based upon housing discrimination, etc.

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 6, 2026

Who it affects

Renter

Will have increased access to housing that is affordable due to prohibitions on discriminatory land use decisions and permitting of development.

Low-income / working-class

Will have increased access to housing that is affordable due to prohibitions on discriminatory land use decisions and permitting of development.

Housing-insecure

Will have increased access to housing that is affordable due to prohibitions on discriminatory land use decisions and permitting of development.

AI-extracted

Who This AffectsAI analysis

RenterdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Will have increased access to housing that is affordable due to prohibitions on discriminatory land use decisions and permitting of development.
“revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable”· Revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable
Low-income / working-classdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Will have increased access to housing that is affordable due to prohibitions on discriminatory land use decisions and permitting of development.
“revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable”· Revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable
Housing-insecuredirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Will have increased access to housing that is affordable due to prohibitions on discriminatory land use decisions and permitting of development.
“revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable”· Revising a prohibition on discriminatory practices in land use decisions and in permitting of development to include housing that is affordable

What the Bill Does

Counties and municipalities must authorize certain residential use on property owned by a county, municipality, or school district under specific circumstances.
The definition of 'person' is revised.
Prohibitions on discriminatory practices in land use and development permitting are expanded to include affordable housing.

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