HB 5151 requires the Environmental and Land Use Hearings Office (ELUHO) to develop a rational, searchable website of Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) rulings, decisions, and orders. All rulings, decisions, and orders issued before January 1, 2019 must be published by June 30, 2021. The bill passed the Legislature, received funding in the final budget, and has been delivered to the Governor to be signed into law.
Although land use decisions can be searched online now, the keyword search function limits its usability. The new website must allow a user to search by topic, party, and geographic location, or by language. In developing the database, the ELUHO must coordinate with the GMHB, the Department of Commerce and other stakeholders.