Alongside major measures, the Senate advanced and passed several procedural and policy bills on Feb. 20: a cleanup to extend medical premium coverage for survivors, a bill to coordinate utility relocations with DOT projects, and legislation to reduce duplicate permitting costs for developers.

Commission approved short‑term rental enforcement changes and directed staff to send the proposed infrastructure coordination criterion (letters of coordination for upzoning) back to a chair‑appointed subcommittee after extended debate about feasibility, timing and burdens on applicants.

SB 1085 would preserve the 20‑year Water Supply Assessment (WSA) planning tool even when certain housing projects are exempt from CEQA, proponents said, while building interests warned it could reintroduce litigation and slow streamlined housing projects.

Kane County PNZ voted to recommend a development agreement that keeps parcels in agricultural zoning while authorizing limited commercial uses (hotel, restaurant, cabins) for a large resort proposal; the commission emphasized working with the adjacent city on water, emergency services and annexation implications.