Bills that added or amended the sections in this navigator, newest first. 326 bills come from the compiled bill history (their changes can be shown word by word on the section’s History tab); the rest are the most recent bill named in the leginfo history note of a section whose full history has not been compiled, with titles from LegiScan (statutes before 2009 show only their chapter). Bills marked ✕ were proposed but not enacted (vetoed or died); they are listed for reference only and never change the statute text or history shown. This list is rebuilt from that data every time the navigator is updated.
Amends § 65912.157 (SB 79 transit-oriented housing) to bar a local government with an existing or planned transit stop from seeking reduced transit service, stop or lane removal, or withheld transit approvals or funding support to avoid the transit-oriented housing standards; effective January 1, 2027.
Amends § 65080 and related transportation funding laws to move sustainable communities strategies to an eight-year cycle with a four-year progress report, set new 2035 and 2045 greenhouse gas targets, and revise state board review and funding eligibility rules; effective January 1, 2027.
Amended § 65852.21 (SB 9 two-unit projects) as part of a bill on streamlined approval and subdivisions for housing development; details of the change are not compiled here.
Bars valuing land with an operating hotel or motel, when ground rent is set, adjusted or reset under an existing lease, on the basis of density bonuses, incentives or concessions, or waivers that are not yet entitled and vested; adds § 65915.9, effective January 1, 2027.
Amended §§ 65583 and 65583.2 to let the site capacity analysis rely on a department formula (or an alternative method for nonvacant sites) and required the inventory to state the units allowed on each site at adoption.
Amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to revise modification requests and the litigation time extension and to broaden references to objective zoning, subdivision, and design standards, with technical edits.
Amended § 65588 (housing element revision schedule) and § 65584.04 (RHNA allocation methodology) as part of a bill on regional housing needs allocation; details are not compiled here.
Added § 65913.13, which provides for regional transit hub districts with streamlined approval of downtown housing developments, and amended § 65585 on department review of housing elements.
Missing Middle Townhome Ownership Act: adds § 65852.30, a ministerial approval path for townhome development projects, and Subdivision Map Act Chapter 9 (§§ 66499.45–66499.47), ministerial tentative and final maps for those projects on lots as small as 600 square feet; effective January 1, 2027.
Amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) to revise the postentitlement phase permit cross-reference in (h)(6), with drafting cleanup; the operative version also incorporates SB 1072's changes.
Amended § 65912.123 (AB 2011 objective standards) to provide that local objective standards may not preclude the required density, require smaller units, or prohibit or limit mixed-use development.
Housing omnibus that amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) to add a 90-day deadline in subdivision (m) to file and serve a petition to enforce the section.
Amends § 65912.161 to add two historic-resource exclusions from the SB 79 transit-oriented housing standards: contributing sites in State Historic Resources Inventory districts and individually listed Inventory parcels designated before January 1, 2025; effective January 1, 2027.
Urgency statute amending § 65912.157 to exclude mobilehome parks, recreational vehicle parks, and special occupancy parks from SB 79 transit-oriented housing development; in effect July 16, 2026.
Amended § 65400, the annual progress report on the general plan and housing element, as part of a state government omnibus/trailer bill (SB 172); details of the change are not compiled here.
Related bill: it does not change any section in this navigator.
Amended annual reporting provisions: deleted the annual progress report requirement in § 65852.24 (relettering the remaining subdivisions) and also amended §§ 65852.21 and 65583.1.
Amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) to include qualifying mixed-use developments, with limits on hotel and other transient lodging uses, in the meaning of “housing development project.”
Updated Labor Code cross-references and made technical edits in §§ 65913.4 and 65912.131, and amended § 65913.16 (SB 4), as part of a bill on direct contractor and subcontractor labor liabilities.
Added § 65400.3, allowing the annual progress report to count existing units converted to deed-restricted lower income housing toward part of the RHNA (AB 670, “converted affordable housing units”).
Amended the RHNA provisions (§§ 65584, 65584.01, 65584.03, and 65584.04) in connection with the regional transportation plan; details of the changes are not compiled here.
Amended § 65863.7 on mobilehome park conversions as part of a bill addressing disaster assistance for tenants, mobilehome parks, and mortgages (SB 610).
Added § 65585.02 on inconsistent quantified development standards and amended § 65587 on deadlines and challenges to housing elements, addressing judicial challenges to general plans (SB 786).
Revised accessory dwelling unit and junior ADU rules, amending provisions on ministerial approval timelines, approval where no compliant ordinance exists, unit size limits, and ADUs allowed in any residential or mixed-use zone. It also added sections on submitting junior ADU ordinances to HCD, junior ADUs without a compliant ordinance, and the article superseding conflicting junior ADU ordinances.
Added § 65584.2.2, allowing tribal housing to be counted toward a jurisdiction’s regional housing needs allocation (SB 507).
Amended § 65584.04 (RHNA allocation methodology) in connection with changes in public postsecondary enrollment levels; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65583 to expand the housing element's description of emergency shelters in (a)(4)(C) to include all services provided onsite.
Amended § 65589.9 (prohousing designation incentives) concerning prohousing designations and prohousing local policies; details are not compiled here.
Adds Chapter 4.1.5 (§§ 65912.155–65912.162), making housing near transit-oriented development stops an allowed use with minimum height, density, and floor area standards by stop tier and distance, plus local alternative plans, transit agency zoning, and HCD oversight; effective January 1, 2026.
Amended the requirement that local agencies submit their ADU ordinances to HCD (§ 66326). This 2025 bill is unrelated to the 2021 SB 9 lot-split law; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) to treat failing to meet the time limit in Health and Safety Code § 17970.3 for residential permits and inspections as a disapproval of a project.
Amended § 66333, which governs local junior accessory dwelling unit ordinances; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65852.21 (SB 9 two-unit projects) concerning urban lot splits and historical resources; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65914.7 on housing development on land owned by local educational agencies (AB 1021).
Extended AB 2011 streamlining (§§ 65912.121–65912.124) to campus development zones, with site, affordability, density, height, and setback standards, and provided that easements do not make a property ineligible.
Added § 65914.2, establishing remedies, including fines and penalties, in enforcement actions for violations of housing reform laws (AB 712).
Amended § 65583 to require seventh and later housing elements to identify new or amended governmental constraints adopted, or anticipated, since the prior revision.
Amended § 65585 (department review of housing elements) as part of a bill on adaptive reuse streamlining and incentives; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended ADU provisions on certificates of occupancy (§ 66328) and on how the ADU law interacts with the Coastal Act and other laws (§ 66329); details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65913.3 on postentitlement phase permits, including checklists and time limits, extending its requirements to permits issued by state agencies (AB 301).
Amended § 65915, the State Density Bonus Law governing density bonuses, incentives, waivers, and parking (AB 87).
Amended § 65589.9 (prohousing designation incentives) as part of a bill on housing elements and prohousing designation; details are not compiled here.
Amended §§ 65863.10 and 65863.11 on notice before assisted housing converts and the right of first offer, as part of a housing omnibus bill (AB 1529); details of the change are not compiled here.
Code maintenance bill that made amendments to §§ 65588, 65852.8, and 65915.3; details of the changes are not compiled here.
Budget trailer bill on CEQA and homelessness funding, effective immediately on June 30, 2025. Added § 21080.085, exempting rezonings that implement a housing element's schedule of actions from CEQA (except rezonings for distribution centers, oil and gas infrastructure, or construction on natural and protected lands), added the single-condition rule for housing projects in § 21080.1(b), new exemptions for farmworker housing, community water and wildfire projects, day care, clinics, food banks, advanced manufacturing and high-speed rail facilities, required an infill site map by July 1, 2027 (§ 21083.03), and narrowed the record of proceedings (§ 21167.6). It also established round 7 of HHAP funding.
Housing budget trailer bill that removed the 2030 and 2034 sunsets on the Housing Accountability Act's preliminary application and “objective” provisions and deleted former (o)(8); it also amended §§ 65584.04 and 65913.10.
Would have required approval or disapproval of certain housing projects within 30 days after the lead agency certifies the EIR, and defined “housing development project” for the Permit Streamlining Act. Passed both houses; vetoed September 30, 2026.
Would have let jurisdictions, starting with the 7th cycle, count approved congregate care and residential care facilities for the elderly toward up to 15 percent of their RHNA in any income category. Passed both houses; vetoed September 27, 2026.
Would have revised the CEQA exemptions for day care facilities and advanced manufacturing, expanded “natural and protected lands” to include protected-species habitat, and removed oil and gas infrastructure from the exclusions to the housing element rezoning exemption. Passed both houses; vetoed September 18, 2026.
Would have revised construction-defect claim procedures for new homes, including prelitigation notices, builder repair rights and releases, and what homeowners must show to bring a claim. Amended in the Senate in late August 2026 but not passed before the session ended.
Passed the Assembly 76–0 and the Senate 38–0 as amended, but the Assembly did not vote on the Senate amendments before the session’s August 31, 2026 deadline. Its SEC. 1.5 was drafted to merge with AB 2576’s amendment to § 65912.161; since AB 2415 was not enacted, AB 2576’s own version applies.
Would have barred removing or downgrading a bikeway built with State General Fund money for at least 20 years or its useful life, whichever is less. Moved to the Assembly inactive file on the last night of session.
Would have let an SB 9 urban lot split applicant meet the owner-occupancy rule either by living on the property for 3 years or by selling with a condition that the buyer occupy a unit for 3 years. Ordered to third reading in the Senate but not voted on before the session ended.
Would have let prohousing-designated cities and counties form a prohousing enhanced infrastructure financing district with broader authorized uses. Passed the Senate; moved to the Assembly inactive file in August 2026.
Would have required every local agency to run a preapproval program for single-family and multifamily plans (large jurisdictions by July 1, 2027; small ones by January 1, 2029) and post preapproved plans online. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2026.
Would have restructured how housing elements address affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH): sites would have to be distributed across the jurisdiction in a way that furthers fair housing (with rezoning if not), each city or county would publish an AFFH assessment for 90 days of comment a year before its next element is due, and HCD would build an online tool by April 1, 2027 to test site distribution. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2026.
Would have had HCD study when 3- to 10-unit residential developments could be built under the California Residential Code rather than the Building Code, with a report to the Legislature by December 31, 2028. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2026.
Would have applied the HAA’s “reasonable person” consistency standard to the Permit Streamlining Act, so a housing project or emergency shelter is deemed consistent with local standards if substantial evidence would let a reasonable person conclude it is. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2026.
Would have required cities and counties to adopt a childcare plan, or fold one into their next general plan update, between January 1, 2028 and January 1, 2033. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2026.
Would have created a Regional Early Action Planning Fund to give councils of governments and local jurisdictions one-time planning grants for the 7th and later RHNA cycles. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2026.
Would have required annual progress reports, starting in the 7th cycle, to include information on emergency shelter needs, funding allocated from listed homelessness programs, and outreach to unhoused residents. Held in Assembly Appropriations in August 2026.
Would have extended the Housing Crisis Act’s moratorium ban to a city’s sphere of influence, treated initiatives and referenda that extend a moratorium as moratoria needing HCD approval, broadened “reducing the intensity of land use,” and set a 3-year statute of limitations. Amended and re-referred to committee in June 2026.
Would have barred local agencies from prohibiting ADUs only because lots use private sewage systems, and limited when health officers can deny approval or require a new system. The author canceled its second committee hearing in June 2026.
As introduced, would have created an HCD “housing leadership designation” for jurisdictions meeting reporting and production standards, with exemptions from some Planning and Zoning Law requirements. Amended in June 2026 into an unrelated Budget Act bill, which did not pass.
Would have set rules for HHAP Round 8, including a regional homelessness action plan, and let funds go to smaller cities (under 300,000) that have a compliant housing element and a local encampment policy. Held in Assembly Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have had HCD study the on-site manager requirement for apartment buildings with 16 or more units and recommend by January 1, 2029 whether to keep, change or repeal it. Held in Assembly Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have required HCD to appoint a social housing coordinator to lead strategy, including inventorying surplus public land suitable for social housing. Held in Assembly Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have required annual progress reports to count temporary emergency shelter beds and permanent housing units serving people experiencing or exiting homelessness. Held in Assembly Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have let jurisdictions that meet their emergency shelter need and support interim housing report approved interim housing units toward up to 50 percent of their acutely low income RHNA. Held in Senate Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have required jurisdictions with an ADU ordinance to report its code section and date of enactment or last update in the annual progress report. Held in Senate Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have required safety elements updated on or after January 1, 2028 to address insurance availability in very high fire hazard severity zones and state responsibility areas. Held in Senate Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have required the Coastal Commission to approve local limits on non-owner-occupied short-term rentals where the local agency finds them necessary for housing needs. Held in Senate Appropriations in May 2026.
Would have let lead agencies require contributions to the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund as CEQA mitigation for transportation impacts when cost and VMT-reduction conditions are met. Passed policy committee and was sent to Assembly Appropriations, where it was not taken up.
Would have let overlay zones, mixed-use zones and similar tools satisfy housing element rezoning, and kept an element HCD found compliant in compliance for a time after a court finds otherwise. Failed passage in its first committee in April 2026 (reconsideration granted, not taken up).
Would have had HCD develop building standards for single-stair multifamily buildings up to 6 stories, and let cities and counties modify building standards to allow them. Heard for testimony only in April 2026.
Would have made residential care facilities on land owned by religious institutions an allowed use regardless of local zoning, if they meet set criteria. The author canceled its first committee hearing.
Would have opened the adaptive reuse investment incentive program to office-to-housing projects that do not meet the affordability or labor standards, and let incentive funds subsidize all units in a qualifying project. Re-referred to committee in March 2026 and not heard.
Would have let two local governments agree that a jointly supported housing project with very low and lower income units counts toward both jurisdictions’ RHNA. Referred to committee and never heard.
Would have required annual progress reports to include the number of suite-style student housing quarters. Referred to committee and never heard.
Would have narrowed the housing element rezoning exemption, kept tourism facilities out of it and out of the single-condition rule, and expanded “natural and protected lands.” Held in committee; filed under Joint Rule 56 on February 2, 2026.
Would have counted certain student housing quarters built in a jurisdiction toward its lower-income RHNA, whether or not they had an entitlement, building permit or certificate of occupancy. Referred to committee and never heard.
Budget trailer bill that would have kept hotels, motels and other transient lodging out of the housing element rezoning exemption and the single-condition rule, and removed large builder’s remedy sites from that rule. Last amended in Senate Budget and Fiscal Review on September 10, 2025; never passed before the session ended.
Would have capped building-permit plan check reviews at two, shortened postentitlement appeal timelines, let applicants seek a writ of mandate when an appeal is denied or not decided in time, and made violations of the postentitlement permit rules violations of the Housing Accountability Act. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2025.
An earlier version of the preapproved-plan program later carried by AB 748: local agencies would have had to accept and approve single-family and multifamily plans for preapproval and could charge a fee. Held in Senate Appropriations in August 2025.
Would have created the California Housing Authority as an independent state body to produce and acquire social housing aimed at closing the gap between housing production and RHNA targets. The author canceled its committee hearing in June 2025 and it did not move again.
Amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to revise affordability conditions for projects in localities that have not met their housing element obligations.
Amended § 65854 on the planning commission hearing for zoning ordinances, revising its notice provisions (AB 2904).
Added § 65914.4, providing an 18-month extension of housing development entitlements and related permits (AB 2729).
Amended the supportive housing definitions and the use-by-right provision (§§ 65650–65651) to address administrative office space in supportive housing; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65588 (housing element revision schedule) and § 65584.05 (draft allocation and appeals) concerning RHNA appeals in the Southern California Association of Governments region; details are not compiled here.
Added § 65850.72 on permitting of electric vehicle charging stations, including curbside charging (AB 2427).
Added § 65863.2.1 on parking and the public right-of-way, addressing preferential parking privileges for transit-oriented development (AB 2712).
Amended the definitions for Low Barrier Navigation Centers (§ 65660) as part of a bill on shelter crises, use-by-right approval, and building standards; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65852.28 on small-lot housing on subdivided lots as part of a bill on ministerial review of subdivisions (SB 1123).
Amended § 65852.21 (SB 9 two-unit projects) as part of a bill on housing development approvals; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended §§ 65584.04 and 65584.06 as part of a bill on the determination of regional housing need; details of the changes are not compiled here.
Added extremely low income analysis and programs and historic preservation practices (as a governmental constraint) to housing element requirements in § 65583, added § 65583.05 on special housing needs guidance, and amended §§ 65582, 65583.2, 65584.04, and 65584.07.
Amended § 65863.13, the exemption from notices of expiring affordability restrictions on assisted housing developments (AB 2926).
Amended § 65583 to set timing for the fair housing assessment and a department standardized reporting format for fair housing programs, and amended § 65585 on department review.
Substantially revised AB 2011 (§§ 65912.121–65912.124): allowed regional mall sites up to 100 acres, measured affordability against base units, revised density and setback standards, and rewrote the consistency review timelines; it also amended § 65852.24.
Amended the CEQA exemption for infill residential and mixed-use housing projects (§ 21159.25); details of the change are not compiled here.
Set rezoning deadlines in §§ 65583 and 65583.2 for the sixth and later housing element cycles, including one tied to a department substantial compliance finding, and amended §§ 65585, 65588, and 65589.3 (rebuttable presumptions).
Rewrote the Housing Accountability Act's subdivision (d) findings for jurisdictions with and without a compliant housing element and added builder's remedy provisions, including limits on standards applied to builder's remedy projects.
Added §§ 65585.03 and 65589.55, defining when a housing element is in substantial compliance, including for purposes of the Housing Accountability Act’s subdivision (d) (AB 1886).
Removed the CEQA-related disapproval criteria AB 1633 had added to § 65589.5(h)(6), stating legislative intent, and added §§ 65589.5.1 and 65589.5.2 on CEQA determinations and environmental documents as disapprovals.
Amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to add contractor registration and notice of contracts to the Department of Industrial Relations to its labor provisions.
Housing budget trailer bill that amended § 65585 (department review of housing elements); details of the change are not compiled here.
Updated accessory dwelling unit cross-references across the housing element, sites inventory, SB 9, SB 10, and other sections to reflect the recodified ADU law (§§ 66313 and following).
Added § 65913.4.5, creating a streamlined ministerial approval process for subdivisions of 10 or fewer residential units on urban lots under 5 acres (SB 684).
Extended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to 2036 and broadened it, including eligibility by housing element cycle, affordability options for rental and for-sale projects, and coastal zone provisions.
Amended § 65589.9 (prohousing designation incentives) as part of a housing development bill; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65850.01 on HCD review of inclusionary rental requirements as part of a housing omnibus bill (AB 1764); details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) so that a local agency's failure to make, or unreasonable delay of, a CEQA determination for qualifying projects counts as a disapproval.
Added § 65913.12, providing for extremely affordable adaptive reuse housing projects (AB 1490).
Added § 65585.01, giving HCD and the Attorney General the right to intervene in housing element enforcement actions (AB 1485).
Amended § 65912.124 (AB 2011 review) to update its cross-reference to the housing replacement and tenant protection provisions (§ 66300.5 et seq.).
Added § 65863.1 on parking requirements and housing, addressing shared parking (AB 894).
Amended § 65860 on zoning consistency with the general plan, addressing conflicts between the general plan and zoning ordinances (AB 821).
Added § 65914.8, allowing affordable units in housing developments in or near a cultural district to be reserved for artists (AB 812).
Amended § 65589.9 (prohousing designation incentives) as part of a bill on adaptive reuse projects; details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65585 (department review of housing elements) concerning notices of violation; details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65913.3.1 on special district services and postentitlement phase permit applications for housing (AB 281).
Amended § 65852.24 to change a contractor registration citation from Labor Code § 1725.5 to § 1725.6.
Code maintenance bill that updated Health and Safety Code cross-references in § 65912.123 and amended § 65850.52 (solar energy permitting platform).
Housing budget trailer bill that revised local parcel exemptions under §§ 65912.124 and 65852.24, requiring an implementing ordinance, replacement sites, and no net loss of capacity, and amended §§ 65589.9 and 65589.11.
Added contractor registration (Labor Code § 1725.6) and notice of contracts to the Department of Industrial Relations to the labor provisions of §§ 65913.4, 65912.130, and 65852.24.
Amended §§ 65584.04 and 65584.06 to address climate change impacts in the regional housing need allocation; details of the changes are not compiled here.
Added § 65852.24, the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022, making housing an allowable use on qualifying office, retail, or parking sites, and amended § 65913.4 so such sites can qualify for SB 35 streamlining.
Amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to clarify that unit counts are before any density bonus, revise the hazardous site exclusion, and add consistency review provisions for objective standards and design review.
Amended § 65585 (department review of housing elements); details of the change are not compiled here.
Rewrote the housing element's emergency shelter requirements in § 65583, requiring zones that allow residential uses, written objective standards, a broader shelter definition, and qualifying sites, and amended § 65863.
Added § 65913.3.5 on online postentitlement permit applications and amended the Housing Accountability Act so missing the § 65913.3 postentitlement time limits counts as a disapproval.
Enacted the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022 (§§ 65912.120–65912.131), allowing by-right, streamlined ministerial approval of qualifying housing on commercially zoned sites with labor standards, and amended § 65585.
Added § 65915.7, providing commercial development bonuses for mixed-use projects partnered with affordable housing (AB 1551).
Added § 65850.02, barring a public hearing requirement for adding bedrooms within the existing space of a dwelling (AB 916).
Amended the Housing Accountability Act to require 55-year rental or 45-year ownership affordability restrictions, or an equity sharing agreement, for housing for very low, low-, or moderate-income households.
Added § 65863.2, prohibiting minimum automobile parking requirements on most development within 1/2 mile of public transit, subject to findings and exceptions, and amended § 65585.
Amended § 65913.11 on floor area ratio and lot limits for small infill projects as part of the Local Government Omnibus Act of 2022 (SB 1489); details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to update hazardous substance cross-references to the recodified Health and Safety Code provisions (§ 78760 et seq.).
Amended § 65913.6 on parking spaces for religious institution affiliated housing at places of worship (AB 2244).
Housing budget trailer bill that added § 65583.4 (extended rezoning deadline) and amended § 65589.9 (prohousing designation incentives); details are not compiled here.
Added § 65850.71 on permit applications and approval for electric vehicle charging stations (AB 970).
Amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) with conforming revisions for the recodified California Public Records Act.
Amended § 65585 (department review of housing elements) as part of a bill on housing development projects; details of the change are not compiled here.
Housing omnibus bill that amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5); details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended §§ 65583, 65583.2, and 65588 concerning rezoning of sites in the housing element and prohousing local policies; details are not compiled here.
Amended §§ 65583 and 65583.2 concerning affirmatively furthering fair housing in the housing element and the inventory of land; details are not compiled here.
Amended § 65589.9 (prohousing designation incentives) concerning prohousing local policies; details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65400.2, allowing the annual progress report to count units converted to deed-restricted moderate-income housing toward the RHNA (AB 787, “converted affordable housing units”).
Added § 65915.2 on local density bonus programs providing bonuses above the state minimum, addressing affordability restrictions (AB 634).
Added § 65915.1 on affordable housing impact fees for density bonus projects (AB 571).
AB 215 amended § 65585 on HCD review of housing elements, strengthening the state's handling of housing element violations.
SB 9 added § 65852.21, requiring ministerial approval, without discretionary review or a hearing, of projects of up to two units in single-family zones that meet specified criteria, such as not demolishing rent-restricted housing.
SB 8 amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) as part of extending and clarifying the Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
AB 1174 amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to address modifications to approved applications, approval timing, and subsequent permits.
The Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021 added § 66499.40, allowing small home lot developments: subdivisions of small lots for single-family homes in multifamily-zoned areas.
Amended § 65850.2 on hazardous materials disclosures on development applications as part of a public resources trailer bill (AB 148); details of the change are not compiled here.
SB 1371, the annual code maintenance bill, made technical amendments to § 65585 (HCD review of housing elements) and § 65584.08 (transfers of allocation between jurisdictions).
Added § 65850.75 to streamline local permitting of emergency standby generators, including for wireless communications facilities; details of the change are not compiled here.
AB 1561 amended § 65583 (housing element contents) and added § 65914.5, extending housing entitlements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AB 831 amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to address modifications to development applications.
AB 725 amended the sites inventory statute (§ 65583.2) to require, starting January 1, 2022, that at least 25% of a metropolitan jurisdiction's moderate- and above moderate-income RHNA be planned on sites zoned for at least four units, with a 100 units/acre cap on the moderate-income sites.
AB 168 amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining), adding a tribal consultation process before a streamlined application may be submitted.
SB 1030, a housing bill, amended § 65583.2 (sites inventory) and the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5).
AB 1783 amended § 65582.1 (reforms and incentives for affordable housing) in connection with a streamlined approval process for agricultural employee housing and state funding for H-2A worker housing.
SB 235 amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) and added § 65585.3, a provision on notices of violation relating to Napa, alongside changes to housing production reporting and RHNA.
SB 113, a housing budget trailer bill, amended § 65585 (HCD review of housing elements) and § 65589.11 (monthly list of noncompliant jurisdictions).
Added § 65583.3, requiring the housing element sites inventory to be prepared and submitted electronically on HCD’s form (SB 6, “residential development: available land”).
AB 1743 amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) in connection with properties eligible for or receiving the welfare exemption.
AB 1486, the surplus land bill, amended § 65583.2 (sites inventory) and added § 65585.1 on notices of violation to the Attorney General.
AB 1485 amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining) to clarify and expand the streamlined approval process.
AB 671 amended § 65583 to require housing elements to address incentives for accessory dwelling units.
SB 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) so that, until January 1, 2025, an application is deemed complete when a preliminary application is submitted, and courts must order compliance when agencies apply standards not in effect at that time.
AB 1730 amended § 65588 (review and revision schedule) and added § 65584.045, adjusting the sixth-cycle housing element and RHNA process for the San Diego Association of Governments.
AB 957, the Housing Omnibus bill, amended § 65583.2 (sites inventory).
Amended § 65850.5 on solar energy systems as part of a bill on regional notification centers, GIS data, and excavations (AB 754).
Amended § 65656 (Proposition 2 findings) as part of a bill on CEQA treatment of permanent supportive housing; details of the change are not compiled here.
AB 139 amended the housing element statutes (§§ 65583, 65588) so emergency shelter need is assessed using the homeless point-in-time count and shelter-bed data, let local governments apply objective staff-parking standards for shelters, and required review of special-needs programs; it also amended RHNA provisions (§§ 65584.04, 65584.06).
AB 101, a housing budget trailer bill, required courts to order noncompliant jurisdictions to bring housing elements into substantial compliance in Attorney General actions (§ 65585), amended § 65913.4 (SB 35), and added § 65589.9 (prohousing designation incentives) and § 65589.11 (monthly list of noncompliant jurisdictions).
AB 2238 amended the RHNA allocation methodology (§ 65584.04), including consideration of fire hazards.
AB 1771 amended § 65584.06 (RHNA for cities and counties without a council of governments) as part of broader regional housing needs assessment reforms.
AB 686 required public agencies to affirmatively further fair housing and amended the housing element statutes (§§ 65583, 65583.2) to integrate fair housing analysis and programs.
SB 1078, a housing bill, amended § 65588 (review and revision schedule) and § 65583.2 (sites inventory).
Added § 65917.2, providing a floor area ratio bonus for eligible housing developments near transit (AB 2372).
SB 1333 made provisions including no net loss (§ 65863) and related zoning sections (§§ 65852.25, 65863.4, 65863.6, 65863.8) applicable to charter cities.
SB 765 amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining).
AB 2162 made supportive housing meeting specified criteria a use by right in zones allowing multifamily and mixed uses, with no minimum parking within ½ mile of transit, and made a nonsubstantive change to § 65583.
Added § 65850.9 on electric vehicle types as part of a transportation electrification bill on EV charging infrastructure (SB 1000).
AB 3194 amended the Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5) on project approval, including how zoning inconsistent with the general plan is treated.
SB 850, a housing budget trailer bill, amended § 65913.4 (SB 35 streamlining).
Added § 65852.35 on including manufactured housing in home ownership financial assistance programs (SB 329).
Amended § 65850.6 on wireless colocation facilities as part of a maintenance of the codes bill (AB 1516); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65850.8 on permitting of energy storage systems by local ordinance (AB 546).
Amended § 65850 on the scope of local zoning authority, authorizing inclusionary requirements for rental housing (AB 1505).
AB 1397 tightened the sites inventory (§ 65583.2): sites must be available as well as suitable, listed by assessor parcel number, served by water, sewer, and dry utilities, and have realistic potential for redevelopment; it also amended §§ 65580 and 65583.
AB 879 amended § 65583 to expand the housing element's analysis of governmental and nongovernmental constraints.
AB 73 amended § 65582.1 in connection with authorizing housing sustainability districts.
AB 72 amended § 65585 to strengthen HCD's review and enforcement of housing element compliance.
SB 35 added § 65913.4, creating a streamlined, ministerial approval process for qualifying multifamily housing in jurisdictions not meeting their RHNA, and amended § 65582.1; it also required the annual report to use HCD standards, forms, and definitions.
SB 106, a state government budget trailer bill, amended § 65583.2 (sites inventory).
Amended § 65915.5 on density bonuses for condominium conversions as part of a housing density bonus bill (AB 2222).
Amended the CEQA exemption for residential infill housing projects (§ 21159.24); details of the change are not compiled here.
Amended § 65860.1 on zoning for flood protection in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley (SB 1278).
Added § 65850.55 on solar permit fees (AB 1801).
Most recent amendment to § 21159.21 (criteria every exempt housing project must meet). This was a broad 2012 bill without a compiled title, so details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 21159.28, which provides CEQA streamlining for projects consistent with a sustainable communities strategy (Stats. 2008, ch. 728, commonly known as SB 375); details are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65917.5 (child care facilities); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65852.9 (unused schoolsites); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65589.7 (delivery to water and sewer providers; priority); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65584.09 (carryover of unaccommodated need); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65584.1 (council of governments fees); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65404 (state processes to resolve planning conflicts); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65584.2 (optional review or appeal of allocation data); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65914 (bonds in suits challenging housing approvals); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65850.3 (amateur radio antennas); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Created the CEQA housing exemption framework: definitions (§ 21159.20), exemptions for agricultural employee housing (§ 21159.22) and affordable housing (§ 21159.23), and rules against reducing units as mitigation (§ 21159.26) or splitting projects to qualify (§ 21159.27). Details are not compiled here.
Amended § 65858 (interim urgency ordinances); amended § 65913.1 (zoning sufficient land for residential use); details of the changes are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65917 (intent: bonuses must contribute to affordability); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65584.6 (County of Napa); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65850.4 (sexually oriented businesses); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65584.3 (certain cities in Los Angeles County); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65850.1 (commercial filming permits); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65861 (when there is no planning commission); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65859 (prezoning); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65852.3 (manufactured homes on single-family lots); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65852.11 (mobilehome park rental agreements); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65852.6 (homing pigeons); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65852.5 (manufactured home architectural standards); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65852.4 (manufactured homes on foundations); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Added § 65913.8 (capital facility fees may not fund maintenance); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65913 (findings: shortage of affordable housing); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65589.6 (record and findings in challenges to disapproval); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Amended § 65403 (capital improvement programs of special and school districts); amended § 65856 (legislative body hearing); details of the changes are not compiled here.
Added § 65863.9 (planned unit development permit expiration); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Added § 65589.8 (affordable rental option for inclusionary requirements); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65913.2 (limits on subdivision design and improvement criteria); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65913.7 (court-ordered compliance with §§ 65913.1 and 65913.2); added § 65913.9 (applies to charter cities: statewide concern); details of the changes are not compiled here.
Added § 65852.7 (mobilehome parks as a permitted use); details of the provision are not compiled here.
Repealed and re-added § 65862 (resolving inconsistency with the general plan); details of the change are not compiled here.
Added § 65581 (legislative intent); added § 65589 (limits of the article); details of the changes are not compiled here.
Added § 65916 (direct financial contributions); added § 65918 (applies to charter cities); details of the changes are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65402 (property and public works consistency with the general plan); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65857 (legislative body action); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65855 (planning commission recommendation); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65853 (zoning changes: ordinance and hearing); details of the change are not compiled here.
Most recent amendment to § 65401 (annual review of proposed public works); details of the change are not compiled here.
Repealed and re-added § 65851 (zones); repealed and re-added § 65852 (uniform regulations within each zone); details of the changes are not compiled here.
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