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H.B. 422 Municipality Regulation of Open House Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. R. Neil Walter · carried in the Senate by Sen. Calvin R. Musselman

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill defines what an "open house" is and bars city and town councils from regulating open houses differently than they regulate ordinary residential uses. Any existing local rule that treats open houses differently from residential use would become void.

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Official description
  • defines the term "open house"
  • provides that the governing body of a municipality may not regulate an open house differently than a residential use
  • provides that any ordinance regulating an open house differently than a residential use is void
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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