Local governments would face deadlines for development permit reviews

Local governments must follow set review deadlines for development applications. These deadlines apply only to local governments with populations of 20,000 or more. If an applicant asks to continue an application, the review period pauses. An extension requires the applicant’s agreement and must be due to circumstances beyond the local government’s control; it may not exceed six months. The deadlines apply to applications, approvals, and actions filed on or after August 1, 2026.

Public agencies may award job order contracts for construction or repair work. State and local public agencies may use these contracts for construction or repair projects. Agencies must award contracts through competitive bidding and promise at least $30,000 in work, but may stop ordering work after meeting that minimum. Contracts may last up to one year, with two possible one-year renewals by mutual agreement; an individual job order may not exceed $2 million. Agencies may not use these contracts to obtain architectural, engineering, or surveying services.

Certain landlords may divide water and sewer costs among residents of mobile-home parks and tiny-home communities. Tiny homes covered by this option must be detached homes of 400 square feet or less; lofts do not count toward that limit. A landlord may use this option when individual water-use measurement is impractical or not economical. Costs may be divided using hot-water meters or another allocation system. Landlords may not bill residents for common-area use, leaks in the landlord’s water mains, or certain unknown or reported plumbing problems.

Corporations majority-owned by deployed service members may file annual reports later. The provision covers domestic and foreign corporations with majority ownership held by deployed members of the U.S. armed forces or their reserve components. More than half of the corporation’s ownership must belong to one or more deployed service members. Before deployment, the corporation must file a sworn deployment statement. If deployment is extended, it must file another statement within 180 days of the expected end date listed in the first statement. These provisions would take effect October 1, 2026.

Local governments may not require glazing above stated limits on many commercial building fronts. The limits apply to commercial and mixed-use buildings; portions mainly used for non-storefront purposes have a lower limit. The limits apply to glazing required by local rules, not glass an owner chooses to add. Building, fire, flood, state and federal rules, and specified historic-property reviews are exceptions. The limits would take effect July 1, 2026; conflicting local rules would be unenforceable from that date.