2024 State Land Use Pre-Emption

Proposed State Legislation

• House Bill 1152, Series 2024 Concerning Increasing the Number of Accessory Dwelling Units
  • House and Senate signed, Governor signed 
• House Bill 1007, Series 2024 Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits
  • House and Senate signed, Governor signed
• Senate Bill 106, Series 2024 Right to Remedy Construction Defects
  • Senate Local Government & Housing Committee amended and referred to Senate as a whole
  • Senate second reading passed with amendments
  • Senate third reading passed with amendments
  • Introduced In House- Assigned to Transportation, Housing and Local Governments- Postpone Indefinitely 
• House Bill 1308, Series 2024 Effective Implementation of Affordable Housing Programs
  • House and Senate signed, Governor signed 
• House Bill 1304, Series 2024 Minimum Parking Requirements
  • House and Senate signed, Governor signed 
• House Bill 1313, Series 2024 Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities
  • House and Senate signed, Governor signed 
• Senate Bill 174, Series 24 Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance
  • House and Senate signed, Governor signed 

City Council and City staff are keeping a close eye on these and any additional bills. The City will continue to defend local land use control and preserve the City's unique character.

Things the City has done

• Ongoing: working with a lobbyist; participating in meetings with Arapahoe County, DRCOG, and other regional partners.
• January issue of the Village Crier article (PDF)
• January 17, 2024: Rep. Froelich and Rep. Bridges Online Town Hall
• February 6, 2024: City Council approved Resolution 3, Series 2024, Opposing House Bill 24 1152
• February 15, 2024: Several members of City Council and City staff attended the Colorado Municipal League's Legislative Workshop
• February 24, 2024: Representative Froelich in-person Town Hall
• February 27, 2024: Mayor Brown testified at the House Committee hearing against House Bill 24-1142
• April 8, 2024: City staff attended DRCOG's technical webinar on HB 24 1313

News Articles and Other Information

• Colorado Sun Article - January 9, 2024
• Colorado Sun Article - January 10, 2024
• Denver Post Article - January 17, 2024
• Denver Post Article - January 21, 2024
• Villager Newspaper Article - January 25, 2024
• Colorado Sun Article - January 31, 2024
• Colorado Sun Article - February 6, 2024
• Colorado Sun Article - February 20, 2024
• Colorado Sun Article - February 26, 2024
• Villager Newspaper Article - March 7, 2024
• Villager Newspaper Article - March 14, 2024
• Denver Post Article - March 21, 2024
• Colorado Sun Article - March 29, 2024
• The Urbanist article - May 4 2017

Your State Legislators

• Senator Jeff Bridges
• Representative Meg Froelich

Stay Informed

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• Read the monthly Village Crier
• Watch City Council meetings (live and recorded)

2023 Colorado State Legislative Session

City Contact

Community Development Director Paul Workman
pworkman@cherryhillsvillage.com
303-783-2729