AB 634

Density Bonus Law: affordability restrictions.Ch. 348, Stats. 2021 · chaptered 2021-09-28 · Current law

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Clarified that, if allowed by local ordinance, the Density Bonus Law does not prevent a local government from requiring affordability periods longer than 55 years for certain qualifying units.

Longer affordability terms. Provided that the Density Bonus Law does not prohibit a city or county, if permitted by local ordinance, from requiring an affordability period longer than 55 years for units that qualified the applicant for the density bonus.
Applicable units. Applied to units developed under a local inclusionary ordinance requiring affordable units for low, lower, very low, or extremely low income households and financed without low-income housing tax credits.

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SEC. 1In the navigator:§ 65915.2 changes

Section 65915.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:

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Authors: Wendy Carrillo (D)

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Votes 6

Date	House	Motion	Yes	No	NV	Result
2021-09-09	Assembly	AB 634 Carrillo Concurrence in Senate Amendments	58	19	0	Passed
2021-09-08	Senate	Assembly 3rd Reading AB634 Carrillo By Hertzberg	29	9	0	Passed
2021-06-17	Senate	Do pass	6	2	1	Passed
2021-05-24	Assembly	AB 634 Carrillo Assembly Third Reading	55	15	8	Passed
2021-05-05	Assembly	Do pass	6	2	0	Passed
2021-04-15	Assembly	Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]	6	2	0	Passed

Status history 23

Date	House	Action
2021-09-28		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 348, Statutes of 2021.
2021-09-28		Approved by the Governor.
2021-09-17		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2021-09-09	Assembly	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 2992.).
2021-09-08	Assembly	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2021-09-08	Senate	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 2494.).
2021-09-01	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2021-08-31	Senate	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2021-06-21	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2021-06-17	Senate	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 17).
2021-06-03	Senate	Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2021-05-25	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2021-05-24	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 15. Page 1539.)
2021-05-10	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2021-05-06	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (May 5).
2021-04-21	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2021-04-20	Assembly	Read second time and amended.
2021-04-19	Assembly	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 15).
2021-04-07	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2021-04-06	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
2021-02-25	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
2021-02-13	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 15.
2021-02-12	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Versions

Introduced 2021-02-12 · Amended 2021-04-06 · Amended 2021-04-20 · Amended 2021-08-31 · Enrolled 2021-09-13 · Chaptered 2021-09-28