AB 916

Zoning: bedroom addition.Ch. 635, Stats. 2022 · chaptered 2022-09-28 · Current law

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Barred cities and counties from requiring a public hearing to reconfigure existing space to add up to 2 bedrooms within an existing dwelling unit.

No hearing required. Prohibited a city or county legislative body from adopting or enforcing an ordinance requiring a public hearing as a condition of reconfiguring existing space to increase the bedroom count within an existing dwelling unit.
Two-bedroom limit. Applied only to permit applications for no more than 2 additional bedrooms within an existing dwelling unit.
New units excluded. Specified that local agencies may still require a public hearing for a project that would increase the number of dwelling units within an existing structure.
Charter cities. Found that ensuring adequate housing is a matter of statewide concern, applying the provision to all cities, including charter cities.

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SEC. 1In the navigator:§ 65850.02 changes

Section 65850.02 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65850.01, to read:

SEC. 2

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.

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Authors: Sharon Quirk-Silva (D), Rudy Salas (D), Jordan Cunningham (R) · coauthor, Heath Flora (R) · coauthor, Adam Gray (D) · coauthor, Tim Grayson (D) · coauthor, Melissa Hurtado (D), Tom Lackey (R) · coauthor, Evan Low (D) · coauthor, Chad Mayes (I) · coauthor, Josh Newman (D), Cottie Petrie-Norris (D) · coauthor and 3 more

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Votes 9

Date	House	Motion	Yes	No	NV	Result
2022-08-30	Senate	Assembly 3rd Reading AB916 Salas et al. By Caballero	39	0	0	Passed
2022-08-30	Assembly	AB 916 Salas Concurrence in Senate Amendments	76	0	0	Passed
2022-08-29	Senate	Assembly 3rd Reading AB916 Salas et al. By Caballero	39	0	0	Passed
2022-06-29	Senate	Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	5	0	0	Passed
2022-06-13	Senate	Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Governance and Finance]	6	1	0	Passed
2022-01-27	Assembly	AB 916 Salas Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session	61	0	0	Passed
2022-01-20	Assembly	Do pass. To Consent Calendar	15	0	0	Passed
2022-01-12	Assembly	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]	7	0	0	Passed
2022-01-12	Assembly	Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]	8	0	0	Passed

Status history 33

Date	House	Action
2022-09-28		Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 635, Statutes of 2022.
2022-09-28		Approved by the Governor.
2022-09-07		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2022-08-30	Assembly	Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
2022-08-30	Assembly	In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2022-08-30	Senate	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5236.).
2022-08-23	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-22	Senate	Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2022-08-02	Senate	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2022-08-01	Senate	From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2022-06-30	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2022-06-23	Senate	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
2022-06-20	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
2022-06-16	Senate	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 13).
2022-05-31	Senate	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2022-05-11	Senate	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2022-05-04	Senate	Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and GOV. & F.
2022-01-27	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2022-01-27	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 61. Noes 0. Page 3410.)
2022-01-24	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2022-01-20	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 20).
2022-01-12	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2022-01-12	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2022-01-12	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2022-01-03	Assembly	(pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
2022-01-03	Assembly	Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3186.)
2022-01-03	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2022-01-03	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
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.
2021-02-18	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2021-02-17	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Versions

Introduced 2021-02-17 · Amended 2021-04-06 · Amended 2022-01-03 · Amended 2022-05-11 · Amended 2022-06-20 · Amended 2022-06-23 · Amended 2022-08-22 · Enrolled 2022-09-01 · Chaptered 2022-09-28