SB 787

This bill requires the Department of Administration to post housing reports

issued by municipalities on its website and requires municipalities to annually

update a report on residential development fees.

Current law requires municipalities with populations of at least 10,000 to

prepare two housing reports no later than January 1, 2020, and to post the reports

on the Internet. One report is on the municipality's implementation of the housing

element of the municipality's comprehensive plan, and the other report is on

residential development fees charged by the municipality. The housing element

report must be updated annually by January 31.

The bill requires municipalities to annually update the report on residential

development fees by January 31. Under the bill, municipalities must annually

provide a copy of the two reports to DOA no later than January 31, and DOA must

develop a web page on its website to post the reports in a searchable format. The bill

also requires DOA to annually submit a report to the appropriate standing

committees of the legislature that summaries the information contained in the

municipalities' reports.

Also under this bill, the housing reports must be prepared and posted by a

municipality with a population of 5,000. The first of the reports must be prepared

and posted not later than January 1, 2022, with regard to a municipality with a

population of at least 5,000, but fewer than 10,000. The current law January 1, 2020,

date, and the required 2021 update, remain for municipalities with a population of

at least 10,000. If a municipality fails to meet the posting requirements for either

of the housing reports, the bill prohibits the municipality from imposing impact fees

or land dedication requirements until the report is posted.

Because this bill may increase or decrease, directly or indirectly, the cost of the

development, construction, financing, purchasing, sale, ownership, or availability of

housing in this state, the Department of Administration, as required by law, will

prepare a report to be printed as an appendix to this bill.