State Legislature Bills

This bill speeds up approval for workforce housing near job centers and existing transit corridors in Hawaii, while requiring a meaningful share of units for modest-income households and compliance with building, environmental, and infrastructure rules. It also offers targeted tax incentives, infrastructure support, and agency coordination with counties to reduce permitting delays and expand attainable housing.

This bill would require South Carolina state and local agencies to cooperate with lawful federal immigration detainers and information-sharing requests, while banning local sanctuary-style policies that limit that cooperation. It also lets the State Attorney General investigate violations, seek court orders, and withhold certain state grant funds from jurisdictions that refuse to comply, subject to constitutional and legal exceptions.

This bill requires Arizona state and local law enforcement to cooperate with lawful federal border enforcement, raises penalties for organized human smuggling and repeat offenses, and creates a fund to reimburse border counties for public safety and infrastructure costs tied to unlawful migrant traffic. It frames that cooperation as subject to federal and constitutional law and requires annual appropriations and reporting.

This bill speeds up permitting for smaller and denser housing types in high-cost Colorado metro areas, especially near transit and job centers, if projects meet energy and safety rules. It also gives state grants to cities that shorten permit timelines, allow modest density, and cut parking minimums, while tracking housing production and energy savings.

Virginia would create a targeted program to bolster healthcare staffing in rural and underserved areas through temporary loan repayment and retention incentives, with priority for veterans and veteran-serving providers. It also expands rural telehealth support and improves state planning for medicines, mobile clinic supplies, and critical equipment to reduce care disruptions.

This bill would make it easier to approve qualifying infill housing in existing village centers and downtowns, while offering state grants and low-interest financing for workforce and affordable housing. Projects receiving state incentives would also have to meet baseline energy-efficiency, weatherization, and sustainable building standards.

This bill speeds up approval of qualifying infill and affordable multifamily housing in urban areas by imposing clearer state permitting timelines, reducing duplicative review for compliant projects, and rewarding cities that hit permitting benchmarks. In exchange for state funds, local governments must adopt tenant protections for assisted projects, including just-cause eviction standards, relocation assistance tied to displacement, affordability covenants, and annual public reporting.

This bill aims to speed up housing construction in Washington by setting clearer permitting timelines, cutting duplicative reviews, and prioritizing projects that already fit local zoning. It also offers tax, grant, and infrastructure support for middle-income and workforce housing near transit and job centers, with public reporting on results.

This bill speeds up local review for mixed-income housing and mixed-use projects near transit in New Jersey, especially on vacant, blighted, or remediated brownfield sites. In exchange for priority access to certain state funds, projects must include at least 20% affordable units and anti-displacement measures like relocation assistance and right-to-return.

This bill speeds up state review for mixed-income infill and transit-oriented housing near stations, bus corridors, redevelopment areas, and remediated brownfields if projects include affordable units. It ties state aid and incentives to anti-displacement plans while keeping environmental review, local input, and compliance with labor and fair housing laws.