Chapter 245 of the Local Government Code requires each local regulatory agency to consider action on an application for a permit for a development project based only on orders, regulations, ordinances, or other requirements in effect at the time the original application is filed. Senate Bill 848 amends the Local Government Code to clarify that an original application is considered filed when it is filed for review for any purpose, including review for administrative completeness, or when a plan for development of real property or plat application is filed with a regulatory agency if the filing gives the regulatory agency fair notice of the project and the nature of the permit sought. The bill specifies what actions determine the date on which an application or plan is considered filed. The bill authorizes the regulatory agency to set a permit to expire on or after the 45th day after the filing date if it provides appropriate notice of requirements that have not been met and the applicant does not satisfy these requirements within the time allowed. The bill further provides that the chapter does not prohibit a regulatory agency from requiring compliance with technical requirements relating to the form and content of an application that are in force at the time that the application is filed, even if the application is not the original application. Senate Bill 848 also includes among the types of permits covered by the chapter a contract or other agreement for construction related to, or provision of service from, a water or wastewater utility owned, operated, or controlled by a regulatory agency.