Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to county zoning of industrial and commercial businesses
Sponsored by Sen. Jesse Green (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2026
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Counties cannot stop certain small, independent businesses from storing items related to their work on their own property. This rule applies to businesses located outside of city limits, even if local zoning laws normally forbid it. To qualify, the business must own its property, have only one location in the county, and have fewer than 15 employees.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a county from preventing an industrial or commercial business that operates or seeks to operate the business on and out of property in the county but outside the corporate limits of any city from storing items directly related to the business, regardless of zoning designation, when all of the following conditions are met: the business (1) uses a building to store the items; (2) does not have more than one location in the county located outside the corporate limits of any city; (3) is independently owned and operated; (4) does not have more than employees; and (5) owns the property from which it is operating and at which it is storing items.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 10, 2026. On February 12, 2026 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 12, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site