SB3 — limit the types of residential improvements for which counties, municipalities, and townships may require a permit.
What changed between bill versions as it moved through the Legislature.
The amendment narrows the bill by removing the blanket exemption for interior alterations and instead creates a more limited list of exterior repairs that don't require permits, while adding specific conditions (like doors and windows must maintain the same dimensions, siding must be nonstructural, and roofing must involve only coverings and weatherproofing) and explicitly allowing permits for historical properties. This shift makes the bill more restrictive on homeowners by eliminating interior work exemptions and imposing dimensional constraints on exterior replacements.
The amendment removes "roof coverings and related weatherproofing components" from the list of residential improvements that don't require permits, NARROWING the bill's scope by requiring homeowners to obtain permits for roof repairs and replacements while keeping the exemption for other exterior work like siding, gutters, doors, and windows.
The amendment specifies that the permit exemption applies only to "detached single-family" owner-occupied homes (narrowing the scope from all residential structures) and adds three new items to the list of improvements exempt from permits: fascia, soffit, and gutter (expanding the exemption categories). This NARROWS the bill's application to a specific housing type while BROADENING the types of improvements that don't require permits.
This amendment converted the bill from a conference committee engrossed version to its final enrolled version, removing the working markup language (underscores and overstrikes indicators) and adding official certification signatures and filing information required for enactment. The substantive policy of the bill—prohibiting permits for certain residential exterior repairs and replacements—remains unchanged.