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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR SPAC

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/24/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE Multigenerational Housing in Some Districts

SB 285/ SPACS

ANALYST Schuss

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

The Senate Public Affairs Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 285 amends Section 3-21-1

NMSA 1978 to allow for multigenerational housing within a single family zoning district. The

bill states that zoning authorities, including zoning authorities of home rule municipalities, shall

accommodate multigenerational housing by creating a mechanism to allow up to two kitchens

within a single-family zoning district. In this section multigenerational means any number of

persons related by blood, common ancestry, marriage, guardianship, or adoption.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

None noted

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