SB717Introduced in the Senate
Transit-oriented housing overlay districts; definitions, ordinances, report, sunset.
Introduced by Saddam Salim, District 37
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Transit-oriented housing overlay districts. Requires certain localities to establish one or more transit-oriented housing overlay districts covering qualifying areas, as defined in the bill, within their boundaries. The bill provides that within such overlay districts, the locality shall permit, by right, a minimum height of six stories and a minimum average density of 30 units per acre within one-quarter of a mile of a major transit stop and allow two units per lot and four units per corner lot between one-quarter of a mile and one mile from a such a stop. The bill further provides that applications for such housing development shall be approved ministerially by the zoning administrator or other designated official and that no public hearing is required for approval. The bill allows certain areas within a locality to be excluded from its provisions and sunsets on September 1, 2030. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2027.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
February 20, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · February 5, 2026
21
Yes
19
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | No |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | No |
| Chris Head | 3 | No |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | No |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | No |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | No |
| William Stanley | 7 | No |
| Mark Peake | 8 | No |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | 9 | No |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26100854D
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate committee amendments offered
Reported from Local Government with amendments (8-Y 7-N)
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Local Government Amendments agreed to
Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 19-N 0-A)
Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2
House subcommittee offered
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)
Continued to next session in Counties, Cities and Towns (Voice Vote)
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