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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION

HB 2158: Urban growth area boundaries

Expanding urban growth area boundaries for residential development.

Summary

  • Requires cities and counties planning under the Growth Management Act to expand their urban growth area (UGA) boundaries to include certain types of parcels.
  • Requires parcels to be included in UGA boundaries in situations where the parcels have: a shared boundary with a UGA, a residential development approval, or access or planned access to urban services.
  • Requires parcels to be included in UGA boundaries in situations where the parcels: are adjacent to UGA boundary roads and parcels across the road are within a UGA, have residential development approval, or have access or planned access to urban services.
  • Requires cities and counties to authorize residential development for these types of parcels at the same density as adjacent parcels and allow buildings on these parcels to use and connect to urban services.

From the House Bill Analysis 2024 (HB 2158), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2024
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
April Connors (R-8)
Introduced
January 8, 2024 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2024
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to expanding urban growth area boundaries for residential development;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: April Connors (R-8)

6 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 5 Republicans)

Kristine Reeves D-30Mark Klicker R-16Andrew Barkis R-2Stephanie Barnard R-8Jenny Graham R-6Spencer Hutchins R-26

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Housing.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2158 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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