E2SSB 6026: Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones.

What this bill does

Prohibits local governments from excluding residential development from commercial and mixed-use zones and from requiring ground floor commercial and mixed-use requirements in such zones, with certain exceptions, and preempts contrary local government regulations as of June 10, 2027.

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Floor votes

• House: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 2026
  69 yea · 27 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 2026
  36 yea · 12 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 10, 2026
  35 yea · 14 nay

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