The Housing Regulation Transparency Act sets out to restrict locally enacted development moratoriums on residential properties. HB 514 would place a six-month limitation on zoning moratoria and restrict zoning and planning fees to be used solely to fund the operation of zoning administration. In addition, moratoriums could not be extended unless the local government is responding to the following:

• A natural disaster
• A state of emergency
• Health or safety concerns
• Judicial order
• A third-party - or internal engineering study