Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.

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Plain-English Summary

Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain property tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and provides that zoning ordinances shall allow the by-right development and construction of housing on real property owned by such organizations, subject to various conditions and limitations. The bill provides tha…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 22, 2026

Who it affects

Religious minority

Allows for the development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations.

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Religious minoritydirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Allows for the development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations.
“Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations”· Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.

What the Bill Does

Allows administrative approval for housing development on land owned by tax-exempt religious and certain nonprofit organizations.
Requires zoning ordinances to permit by-right development of housing on real property owned by these organizations.
Subject to various conditions and limitations.

Votes

Sponsorship · 11 Sponsors

Democrat11Republican0Independent0Other0

D · PrimeJoshua Cole
D · CoAdele McClure
D · CoIrene Shin
D · CoShelly Simonds
D · CoNicole Cole
D · CoRae Cousins
D · CoPatrick Hope
D · CoKaren Keys-Gamarra
D · CoDestiny LeVere Bolling
D · CoVirgil Thornton
D · CoKathy Tran

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