Vote Yes on this bill if you want municipalities to be able to renew an existing general plan for another 10 years and give smaller, slower-growing towns more flexibility over whether a new plan goes to voters, which could reduce cost and delay.

Organizations that support this bill may include city and town governments, local planning departments, homebuilders, chambers of commerce, and property-rights groups that want a simpler and less costly way to keep local land-use plans in place.

Vote No on this bill if you want cities to create fresh long-range plans more often and want residents in more towns to have a guaranteed vote on major growth, housing, and land-use decisions instead of giving more control to local officials.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include voting-rights advocates, neighborhood associations, smart-growth groups, and environmental organizations that want voters to keep a stronger direct role in long-term development decisions.