Bill > HB2113

This bill seeks to improve compliance with the housing element requirements of the Growth Management Act (GMA). The key provisions are: 1. Requiring counties and cities planning under the GMA to submit their housing development regulations to the Department of Commerce (the Department) for a determination of compliance with certain laws and regulations. The Department must issue a final decision on compliance within 180 days. 2. Allowing counties and cities to submit their housing elements to the Department for approval, which becomes effective upon the Department's approval. 3. Modifying the timelines and procedures for reviewing and revising comprehensive plans and development regulations under the GMA. It also specifies when counties and cities are considered in compliance for the purposes of eligibility for certain grants and loans. 4. Prohibiting counties and cities from denying or approving with adverse conditions an affordable or moderate-income housing development if the developer has agreed to enforceable affordability restrictions, with some exceptions. 5. Exempting certain actions related to the housing element and housing development regulations from administrative or judicial appeals under the State Environmental Policy Act. The bill aims to streamline the review and approval process for housing elements and development regulations, and facilitate the development of affordable and moderate-income housing.