FAITH-BASED HOUSING AND MIXED-USE BY-RIGHT ACT

Session: 104th General Assembly
Year: 2025
Bill #: SB0635
Category: Housing
Position: Oppose
Mandate?
Revenue Loss?
Authority Preemption?

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Summary as Introduced

Amends the County Economic Development Project Area Property Tax Allocation Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Staff Analysis

Senate Floor Amendment 1 to SB 635 (Senator Feigenholtz, D-Chicago) creates the Faith-Based Housing and Mixed-Use By-Right Act, which would require local governments to allow multifamily and mixed-use developments as by-right uses on faith-based property. The amendment prohibits local governments from requiring discretionary approvals for qualifying developments and limits local authority to applying generally applicable, objective health and safety standards. The proposal also limits home rule authority.



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