North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S999: North Carolina Let Them Build Act.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to streamline environmental review for housing, define timelines for state agency decisions in residential construction, exempt small-scale infill projects from extended reviews, accelerate infrastructure, and create housing and infrastructure dashboards.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STREAMLINE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR HOUSING, DEFINE TIMELINES FOR STATE AGENCY DECISIONS IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, EXEMPT SMALL-SCALE INFILL PROJECTS FROM EXTENDED REVIEWS, ACCELERATE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CREATE HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DASHBOARDS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 113A-10 reads as rewritten: "§ 113A-10. Provisions supplemental. The policies, obligations and provisions of this Article are supplementary to those set forth in existing authorizations of and statutory provisions applicable to State agencies and local governments. (1) In those instances where a State agency is required to prepare an environmental document or to comment on an environmental document under provisions of federal law, no separate environmental document shall be required to be prepared or published under this Article so long as the environmental document or comment meets the provisions of this Article. (2) In those instances where a State agency is required to prepare an environmental document or to comment on an environmental document under provisions of local law for a residential development that are (i) within existing residential development zones, (ii) do not impact protected environmental areas, and (iii) meet defined density and footprint thresholds, no separate environmental document shall be required to be prepared or published under this Chapter so long as the environmental document or comment meets the provisions of …
Sponsors
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGETING, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, BUILDINGS, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT., PLANNING & ZONING, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Common questions
- What is S999?
- S999 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): North Carolina Let Them Build Act.
- What does S999 do?
- In its own words: An act to streamline environmental review for housing, define timelines for state agency decisions in residential construction, exempt small-scale infill projects from extended reviews, accelerate infrastructure, and create housing and infrastructure dashboards.
- What is the status of S999?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S999?
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42).
- Where is the official record for S999?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S999
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