Bill · H.R. 2710· House(119-HR-2710)
People Over Parking Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 4/8/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Robert Garcia
- Cosponsors
- - 11 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "People Over Parking Act of 2025" aims to give property owners more control over their development decisions. It focuses on how many automobile parking spots are provided for new or substantially reconstructed residential, retail, commercial, or industrial structures. This specific authority applies to projects located within 0.5 miles of a covered public transit point. Under this bill, the property owner would have sole discretion to decide the number of parking spots to provide. Consequently, this act preempts state or local laws that conflict with these discretionary powers.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would business owners be better off under this?+7
Property and business owners gain significant discretionary power and reduced regulatory oversight.
Does this give the federal government more power?+6
The bill increases federal authority by preempting state and local regulations regarding parking.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
By granting discretion over parking requirements, the bill reduces regulatory burdens on developers and commercial owners.
The opposite
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-7
The bill reduces state and local authority by preempting their ability to regulate parking requirements.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Discretion for Property Owners: Under Section 2(a), owners of new or substantially reconstructed residential, retail, commercial, or industrial structures located near certain transit points can decide how many parking spots to provide. This gives the owner sole discretion over the number of spots in connection with their project.
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Preemption of Inconsistent Local Laws: Section 2(b) states that any state or local law or regulation that is inconsistent with this section is preempted. This allows the discretion granted to the property owner to override existing local requirements.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Removal of Local Regulatory Control: Section 2(b) establishes that state or local laws, regulations, or requirements that are inconsistent with the owner's discretion are preempted. This limits the ability of political subdivisions or states to enforce their own parking requirements for these specific developments.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+7Good For Urban Residents+3Good For Low Income Households+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Transit+4Reduces Carbon Emissions+3
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+6Increase States Rights-7
- 10/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/8/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Yassamin AnsariDemocrat · Arizona
Greg CasarDemocrat · Texas
Maxwell FrostDemocrat · Florida
Laura FriedmanDemocrat · California
Seth MoultonDemocrat · Massachusetts
Kevin MullinDemocrat · California
Jerrold NadlerDemocrat · New York
Ilhan OmarDemocrat · Minnesota
Scott PetersDemocrat · California
Emilia SykesDemocrat · Ohio
Jill TokudaDemocrat · Hawaii