Counties must now send written notice to township supervisors at least ten days before holding a public hearing on any conditional use application or appeal for property in that township. This gives township supervisors advance notice so they can participate in or prepare comments on land-use decisions affecting their areas.
The amendment completely rewrote the bill, replacing extensive requirements about haul road agreements and infrastructure burden assessments with a simple mandate that counties provide written notice to township supervisors at least ten days before the board of adjustment holds hearings on conditional use applications and appeals. This NARROWS the bill from a complex permitting process with infrastructure protections to a basic notification requirement.
This change converted the bill from its engrossed version (which had been extensively amended and potentially altered from its original purpose) to its final enrolled version, removing the legislative process markup and preparing it for executive signature while maintaining the core requirement that counties notify township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals at least ten days before public hearings. The substantive policy language remained unchanged—this was purely a formatting and finalization step, not a WEAKENING or STRENGTHENING of the bill's requirements.
Other amendments
Signed by the Governor S.J. 529
Delivered to the Governor S.J. 477
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 516
Signed by the President S.J. 448
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 65, NAYS 0. H.J. 477
Local Government Do Pass Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 2.
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Local Government H.J. 416
Senate Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 26, NAYS 8. S.J. 345
Local Government Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 6, NAYS 1.
Local Government Motion to amend
Local Government Scheduled for hearing
Senate Referred to Senate Local Government S.J. 199
First Reading Senate S.J. 180
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Cosponsors
Do Pass Amended
Local Government — Do Pass
Do Pass Amended
Local Government — Do Pass Amended