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HB 4020 — Requires certain agencies to specify the authority justifying the denial of a permit application and provide the applicant a guide on how to contest the denial.

Congress · introduced 2026-01-14

Digest: The Act makes some agencies tell a permit applicant the legal reason for denial and give a guide about contesting the denial. The Act makes some agencies make a KPM for how fast the agency gives out permits. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires certain agencies to specify the authority justifying the denial of a permit application and provide the applicant a guide on how to contest the denial. Requires certain agencies to develop a performance measure to measure the timeliness of permit and permit renewal processing and issuance. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Latest action: — Chapter Number Assigned

Sponsors

No sponsorships on file.

Action timeline

  1. · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  2. · state_lower — Referred to Rules.
  3. · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
  4. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  5. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
  6. · state_lower — Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
  7. · state_lower — Assigned to Subcommittee On Natural Resources.
  8. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  9. · state_lower — Returned to Full Committee.
  10. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  11. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
  12. · state_lower — Second reading.
  13. · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed.
  14. · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  15. · state_upper — Referred to Ways and Means.
  16. · state_upper — Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
  17. · state_upper — Second reading.
  18. · state_upper — Third reading. Carried by Frederick. Passed.
  19. · state_lower — Speaker signed.
  20. · state_upper — President signed.
  21. · state_lower — Governor signed.
  22. · state_lower — Chapter 104, (2026 Laws): Effective date June 5, 2026.

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Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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