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rise residential buildings. The bill would require the California Energy
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Existing law, the California Building Standards LaCommission within the Department of General Services and requires state agencies that adopt or propose adoption of any building standard
to submit the building standard to the commission for approval and adoto codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code, which is required to be published once every
3 years. This bill would prohibit an acceto be a newly constructed building for purposes of a specified provision of the California Energy Code, which is part of the California Building
Standards Code, regarding the energy design rating for nconstructed buildings that are lowCommission to propose, and the California Building Standards Commission to adopt, approve,
codify, and publish, building standards to implement
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AB 2044VoepelBuilding standards: energy design rating: accessory dwelling units.
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pecified percentage of units for very low, low
This bill would prohibit a local agency from
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based organization affiliated housing development project.
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use parking spaces proposed to be eliminated by a faith
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centives intended to facilitate and expedite the construction of
comply with those standards. This bill would provide that the local
providing the service or facility for which the fee or exaction is
Housing
bject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process provided that development meet
uant to the bill, or from requiring the curing of any preexisting deficit of religious
income households or qualifying residents. This bill would upon the request of a developer of
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nment determines that the development conflicts with any of those objective standards by a
Existing law provides for various inaffordable housing, including the Density Bonus Law, which requires, when an applicant proposes a housing development within the jurisdiction of a
local government, that the city, county, or county provide the developer with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing units or
for the donation of land within the development if the developer, among other things, agrees to construct a smoderatea housing development project, require a local agency to ministerially
approve a request to that locaagency to reduce or eliminate any parking requirements that would otherwise be imposed by that local agency on the development if the housing development
project qualifies as a faithaffiliated housing development project, as defined. requiring the replacement of religiousorganization affiliated housing development project pursuant to
a request made and ministerially approved pursparking as a condition of approval of a faithThe bill would include findings that the changes proposed byconcern rather than a municipal
affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Mitigation Fee Act authorizes a local agency
to charge or imposed a variety of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions in connection with the approval of a developmenExisting law, when a local agency imposes any fee
or exaction as a condition of approval of a proposed development, as defined, or development project, prohibits those fees or exactions from exceeding the estimated reasonable cost
ofimposed.This bill would require that a fee levied or imposed on a housing development project by a local agency be proportionate to the square footage of the proposed unit or units.
By impduties on local agencies that impose fees under the Mitigation Fee Act, the bill would impose a statemandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other
existing laws. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development, which satisfies specified obto
a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit. Existing law requires a local government to notify the development proponent in
writing if the local goverspecified time; otherwise, the development is deemed to comply with those standards. Existing law provides that if a local government approves a project pursuant
to expire until a specified period of time depending on the nature of the development.This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize a development proponent to submit
an application for a development to be suspecified objective planning standards, including that the development provide housing for persons and families of low or moderate income. The
bill would require a local godevelopment proponent in writing if the local government determines that the development conflicts with any of those objective standards within 30 days
of the application being submitted; otherwise, the development would be deemed to
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AB 1851WicksFaithorganization affiliated housing development projects: parking requirements.AB 1924GraysonHousing development: fees.AB 1934VoepelPlanning and zoning: affordable housing:
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r income households required to qualify for
n, that 90% or more of the occupants of the property are
to $500,000,000. The bill would require the credits to be reserved on
for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before
upplies purchases by a qualified person for use by that qualified person
. The Sales and Use Tax Law provides various exemptions from those
served basis.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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y taxation property used exclusively for rental housing and related facilities, if specified criteria
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espect to a single property or multiple properties for any fiscal year. The bill would, on and after
government’s approval of a project pursuant to this process would not expire for 5 years.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing state sales and
use tax laws impose a tax on retailers measured by the grossale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state of, or on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state
of, tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this statetaxes, including an exemption for the sale of, or the storage, use, or consumption
of, building materials and supplies purchased by a qualified person in the construction of specified militmedical facilities.This bill, on and after January 1, 2021, and before January
1, 2026, would exempt from these taxes the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of, building materials and sin the construction
of specified senior housing developments.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (1)The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various
credits against the taxes imposed by those laws.This bill,January 1, 2026, would allow a credit against those taxes to a taxpayer that is transferred, and allocated, credits pursuant
to the sale of a multifamily rental housing development or mobqualified developer, as defined, that has received a credit reservation from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee,
in specified amounts. The bill would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated by the committee a firstThe California Constitution authorizes the Legislature to exempt
frproperty that is used exclusively for religious, hospital, or charitable purposes, and is owned or held in trust by a nonprofit entity. Pursuant to this constitutional authority,
existing law partially exempts from propertare met, including, except in the case of a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is a nonprofit corporation eligible
for the exemptiolower income households whose rents do not exceed the rent limits prescribed by a specified law. Existing law limits the total exemption amount allowed to a taxpayer,
with respect to a single propertmultiple properties for any fiscal year on the sole basis of the application of this criterion, to $20,000,000 of tax. This bill, for claims filed for
fiscal years 2020decrease the percentage of occupants that are loweexemption under these provisions from 90% to 50%. The bill, with respect to lien dates occurring on and after January
1, 2020, would also increase the total exemption amount allowed from $20,000,000 to $100,000,0tax in excess of the $20,000,000 limitation, and related interest or penalty, which was
levied or imposed on and after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2020, wqualified claim was filed, to be canceled to the extent that the amount canceled does not result in a total
assessed value exemption amount in excess of $100,000,000 being allowed to a qualified taxpayer with rJanuary 1, 2020, prohibit an escape assessment from being levied on qualified property
if that amount would be subject to cancellation pursuant to this bilexisting laws.
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AB 1962VoepelSales and use taxes: exemption: sehousing.AB 2058GabrielIncome taxes: credits: lowAB 2063MullinProperty taxation: welfare low
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significant effect on the environment or to adopt a
time grant funds to support regional coordination and
mandatory element, to suspend the authority of the city,
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ad agency would be required to determine the applicability of this
t of the county or city that includes, among other mandatory elements,
siness, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, for the purpose of
nces, and to grant subdivision map approvals, as provided. The Housing
use developments consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two
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Program, administered by the Buproviding jurisdictions, as defined, with oneexpand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges, as spExisting law requires
the agency, upon appropriation, to distribute $650,000,000 among cities, counties, and continuums of care, as provided. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development to submit an annual report to toperations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires
that the report include, among other things, the number of unassisted by those programs and the number of individuals and households served and their income level. This bill would additionally
require that this report include an evaluation of the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a county or city to adopt a comprehensive,
longplan for the physical developmena housing element. Existing law requires a court, when issuing a final order or judgment in favor of a plaintiff challenging the validity of a general
plan or mandatory element, to inclspecified remedies in the order or judgment. Under existing law, these remedies include, among others, suspension of the authority of the city, county,
or city and county to issue specified building permits, to grant zoning changes or variaAccountability Act, which is part of the Planning and Zoning Law, prohibits a local agency from
disapproving a housing development project for very low, lowemergency shelter, or condition approval in a manner that renders the housing development project infeasible for development
for the use of very low, lowemergency shelter, including through the use of desiwritten findings. The act defines a housing development project for these purposes to mean residential
units, mixedof the square footage designated for residential use, and transitional housing or supportive housing. This bill would remove the option of a court, when issuing a final
order or judgment in favor of a plaintiff challenging the validity of a general plan orcounty, or city and county to issue specified building permits, to grant zoning changes or variances,
and to grant subdivision map approvals, for housing development projects, as defined in the HousAccountability Act. (1)The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead
agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may
have a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may
have a significant effect oenvironment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have
a significant effect on the environment. CEQA exempts from its environmental review provisions cdevelopment projects meeting specified criteria, including that the project is undertaken
and is consistent with a specific plan for which an environmental impact report has been certified. This bill wouin order to qualify for the CEQA exemption, that the project is undertaken
and is consistent with either a specific plan prepared pursuant to specific provisions of law or a community plan as defined in a specific provision of law. Because a le
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AB 2102DiepDepartment of Housing and Community Development: annual report: Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program.AB 2137WicksPlanning and Zoning Lahousing development
projects.AB 2323FriedmanCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: specific plan: community plan: exemption.
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ment.This bill, instead, would authorize an
city or county to provide a developer that
culation of the amount of density bonus for
income households or qualifying residents and
ding department, to enforce within its jurisdiction
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ified.This bill contains other related provisions and
ily residential structure, as defined, to ensure that
lated provisions and other existing laws.
mandated local program.This bill contains other related
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receive 3 incentives or concessions for projects that include at least 30% of the total units
lfare of the occupant and the public relating to specified residential structures, as provided,
mer Services, and Housing Agency, and requires the department to administer various housing
tion of land within the development, if the developer agrees to construct a specified percentage of
nits and have access to any common areas in the structure. The bill would prohibit the owner or agent
nd 5 incentives or concessions, as applicable, for projects in which greater percentages of the total units
exemption, this bill would impose a stateprovisions and other existing laws. The State Housing Law, among other things, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to
adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations for the protection of the health, safety, and general wewhich apply throughout the state. Existing law requires the housing or building
department of every city or county, or the health department if there is no builthe provisions of the State Housing Law, building standards, and the other rules and regulations adopted
by the department pertaining to the maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, use, or occupancy of aparhouses, hotels, or dwellings. A violation of the State Housing Law, or of the building
standards or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that law, is a misdemeanor.This bill would require the owner or agent of an owner of a mixedoccupants of the affordable housing
units, as defined, within that structure are able to access the residential structure by the same common entrances to that structure as occupants of the market rate uof an owner from
isolating the affordable housing units within that structure to a specific floor or area within the structure.This bill contains other reExisting law, known as the Density Bonus Law,
requires a proposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of that city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for the production of
lower income housing units, or for the donaunits for very low income, lowmeets other requirements. Existing law provides for the caleach type of housing development that qualifies under
these provisions. Existing law specifies the number of incentives or concessions that an applicant can receive. Existing law specifies that an applicant shallfor lower income households,
at least 15% for very low income households, or at least 30% for persons or families of moderate income in a common interest developapplicant to receive 3 incentives or concessions
for projects described above that include at least 12% of the total units for very low income households. The bill would also authorize an applicant to receive 4 aare for lower income
households, very low income households, or for persons or families of moderate income in a common interest development, as specother existing laws. Existing law establishes the Department
of Housing and Community Development in the Business, Consuprograms throughout the state, including programs that address the needs of homeless individuals and families, and reviewing
local ordinances for the design, develoin cities and counties that have declared a shelter crisis.This bill would require local jurisdictions to, on or before January 1, 2022, establish
and submit to the Department of Housing and Community Development acount, as specified.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law regulates the
terms and conditions of residential tenancies. Existing law creates various programs for the creation of housing. Existing law requires the Department of
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AB 2344GonzalezHousing: affordable and market rate units.AB 2345GonzalezPlanning and zoning: density bonuses: affordable housing.AB 2405BurkeHousing: children and families.AB 2406Wicks
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FC), Kinship Guardianship Assistance
dependent until 21 years of age if, among
oning with fidelity and in the best interest of
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ty Development to enter into a contract with a contractor to create
Foster Care (AFDC
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rental registry form for each property on or before April 1, 2022. The bill would
a program that requires the county to dedicate moneys received under that program to a
increase the rent or terminate a tenancy unless the landlord has submitted a form on the rental
require the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature on the status of nonminor
p to, by January 1, 2022, develop curricula for child welfare professionals and providers who work
venile court.This bill would require each county to collaborate with the Department of Housing and
Development to develop specifications for the structure, functions, and organization of a housing and community development information system for this state, as specified.This bill
would require the Department of Housing and Communiand administer a rental registry online portal, which would be designed to receive specified information from landlords that own or
operate 5 or more rental dwelling units regarding their and to disseminate this information to the general public. The bill would require that the rental registry online portal, and
the form necessary to support it, be completed by January 1, 2022, and would require a landlord to submit a require landlords, under penalty of perjury, to provide a variety of information
regarding the location of rental property, its ownership, and its occupancy, among other thinwho completes a rental registry form to receive an Annual Statement of Registration certificate
within a reasonable time after completing registration. The bill would prohibit a landlord from issuing various notices toregistry online portal, as specified.This bill contains other
related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides that the general fund of a county consists of money received in the treasury and not specially appropriated to any
other fund. Existing law provides for the allocation of state moneunder various housing programs to counties for specified purposes, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing
Program.This bill would require a county that receives qualified state housing funds, defined to include specified moneys received under extent practicable and consistent with the terms
of any applicable law, equitable distribution of those moneys, as provided. The bill would exclude from these requirements state housing funds received pursuant toparticular project.This
bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides aid and services to children placed in outservice programs, including California Work Opportunity
and Responsibility to Kids (Cto Families with Dependent ChildrenPayment Program (Kincontinues to be eligible for those programs as a nonminor other requirements, the person is under
the jurisdiction or transitional jurisdiction of the juvenile court and, when the person attained 18 years of age, they were under an order of foster care placement by the juCommunity
Development, among other entities, to form a multidisciplinary team to serve nonminor dependents, and would require each county to submit an annualServices that includes documentation
of those collaborative efforts and specified status information for each nonminor dependent under its jurisdiction, including the educational and housing status. The bill would dependents
and recommendations to improve foster care services for nonminor dependents, as specified, to post that report on its internet website, and to annuallat appropriate child welfare conferences,
forums, and other events. The bill would also require the department, in consultation with the California Youth Connection, among others, to establish a working grouwith nonminor dependents
and ensure that all of the existing system tools and requirements for the provision of foster care to nonminor dependents are functieach nonminor dependent. By imposing new duties on
counties, the bill would impose a statelocal program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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of age or older, or 55 years of age or
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the local government determines that the development
would, in addition, authorize a development proponent to submit
nt containing 2 or more residential units, which satisfies specified
Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of
Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E.
for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least
use, support person, or a disabled person who is a child or grandchild of the senior
ion.This bill would enact the State of California Housing Agency Act and, as of July 1, 2021,
visions and other existing laws.
Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing developmeobjective planning standards, that is subject to a
streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit. Existing law requires a local goverdevelopment proponent in writing if the local
government determines that the development conflicts with any of those objective standards by a specified time; otherwise, the development is deemed to comply with those standards.This
bill an application for a development to split one or more dwelling units within a multifamily housing development to create additional smaller dwelling units to be subject to a streamlined,
ministapproval process, provided that development proponent reserves at least 10% of the proposed housing units for persons and families of low or moderate income. The bill would require
a local government to notify the development proponent in writing if conflicts with any of those objective standards within 30 days of the application being submitted; otherwise, the
development is deemed to comply with those standards.This bill contains other related proExisting law permits specified age restrictions in connection with housing and defines “senior
citizen housing development”35 dwelling units. Existing law excepts Riverside County from these provisions. Existing law defines “qualifying resident” or “senior citizen” to mean a
person 62 years older in a senior citizen housing development. Existing law also defines “qualified permanent resident” to mean certain other residents who meet specified requirements,
including, among others, being a cohabitant, spocitizen.This bill would additionally require the covenants, conditions, and restrictions or other documents or written policy of a senior
citizen housing development to pedefined, to share their dwelling unit with a qualified roommate, as specified, pursuant to a lease or other written agreement with the qualified roommate.This
bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes various agencies within the state government, including the Business, Consumer Services, and
Housing Agency. Existing law provides that the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is under the supervision of the Secretary oHousing. Under existing law, the Business,
Consumer Services, and Housing Agency is comprised of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Business
Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, the California Horse Racing Board, and the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commisswould
separate the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency into the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the Housing Agency. The bill would provide tServices Agency consists
of the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Business Oversight, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Alquist Seismic Safety Commission. The bill would rename the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services, and Housing as the Secretary of Business and Consumer Services.
The bill would providthe Housing Agency consists of the Department of Real Estate, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, the Homeless
Coordinating and
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AB 2470KamlagerSplitting multifamily dwellstreamlined ministerial approval.AB 2503Rubio, BlancaSenior citizen housing developments.AB 2506IrwinState of California Hou
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ask force to consider and evaluate current
ner with the California Community Colleges, the California
Statewide Housing Plan to serve as a state housing plan for all
l would, in addition, authorize a development proponent to submit
in writing if the local government determines that the development
ment containing 2 or more residential units, which satisfies specified
ming changes to that effect. The bill would also make related findings and
ve a serious mental disorder and who are homeless, chronically homeless, or at risk of
the Legislature. The bill would require the Department of Housing and Community
Finance Council, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee, and the CalCommittee. Under the bill, the Housing Agency would be under the supervision of the Secretary of Housing and the bill
would require the secretary to be appointed by the Governor, as provided. The bill would make various confordeclarations.Existing law establishes the California relevant purposes. Existing
law requires that the plan incorporate, among other things, a statement of housing goals, policies, and objectives and that the Department of Housing and Community Development update
and provide a revision of the plan to the Legislature every 4 years.This bill would establish the Legislative Task Force on the California Master Plan on Home Ownership, consisting
of 11 members, as provided. The bill would require the timpediments to increasing the rate of home ownership for Californians and, no later than March 31, 2021, to develop a final report
that includes specified information and recommendations and submit that report to Development to provide technical support and administrative assistance to the task force and collaborate
in the preparation of the final report.Existing law establishes the Teacher Residency Grant Program as a oneadministered by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, for the recruitment
and retention oas specified.This bill would appropriate $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the commission to award grants under the Teacher Residency Grant Program. The bill would
require the commission to give priority consideration to applicants that partState University, the University of California, or a county office of education, or that are located in
a county with a high percentage of provisionally credentialed teachers.This bill contains othlaws. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a development proponent to submit
an application for a multifamily housing developobjective planning standards, that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional
use permit. Existing law requires a local govdevelopment proponent in writing if the local government determines that the development conflicts with any of those objective standards
by a specified time; otherwise, the development is deemed to comply with those standards.This bilan application for a development for the conversion of a structure with a certificate
of occupancy as a motel, hotel, or commercial use into multifamily housing units to be subject to a streapproval process, provided that development proponent reserves at least 20% of
the proposed housing units for persons and families of low or moderate income. The bill would require a local government to notify the development proponentconflicts with any of those
objective standards within 30 days of the application being submitted; otherwise, the development would be deemed to comply with those standards.This bill contarelated provisions and
other existing laws. Existing law, the No Place Like Home Program (NPLH), aswhich was approved by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, provides funding to
provide permanent supportive housing for the target population, which is defined to include individuals who hachronic homelessness. Existing law defines permanent supportive housing
to mean housing with no limit
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2589MaienscheinNo Place Like Home
equire the
ilding affordable
ounties with at least 5% of
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hose fees or charges until 20 years
on a residential development for the
re facilities for the elderly, and any
hat is linked to onsite or offsite services,
ion of any portion of the qualified development
Housing and Community Development (HCD) and requires
from the various programs and funding sources described above. The
on Committee, the Department of Housing and Community Development,
income housing credit, the Building Homes and Jobs Act, the Veterans and
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Existing law requires the department to develop a competitive application
vote, so long as the amendment is consistent with and furthers the intent of the
appropriation.This bill contains other existing laws.
ncluding the low
owner, or lessee if the lessee’s interest appears of record, as a condition of issuance of the
xcept that the payment may be required sooner under specified circumstances.This bill would
on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and tas specified. Existing law makes the Department of Housing and Community Development the administrator of the NPLH
and establishes the continuously appropriated No Place Like Home Fund for purposes of the NPLH. process for the purpose of awarding moneys to counties pursuant to the NPLH, but also
authorizes the department to establish an alternative process for allocating funds directly to cthe state’s homeless population and requires the department to adopt guidelines establishing
the parameters of an alternative process, if it is established. Existing law authorizes the Legislature to amend Proposition 2 by a 2/3act.This bill would amend Proposition 2 by expanding
the definition of permanent supportive housing to include specified licensed adult residential facilities, residential cainnovative housing solution in the mental health continuum of
care. By expanding the class of facilities that are eligible for funding from the continuously appropriated No Place Like Home Fund, the bill would make anExisting law establishes various
programs and funding sources to enable the development of affordable housing, iAffordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, and the
Multifamily Housing Program. Existing law charges various agethese programs, including the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, Department of Housing and Community Development,
and the California Housing Finance Agency.This bill would require the California Tax Credit Allocatithe California Housing Finance Agency, and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee
to conduct an affordable housing cost study that measures the factors that influence the cost of buhousing, breaks down total development costs for affordable housing, and enables the
state to maximize resources allocated for affordable housing. The bill would require the study to consider data from projects that have received funding bill would require the development
of the cost study only as existing resources permit without restructuring funding priorities, or as private resources are made available. The bill would rCalifornia Tax Credit Allocation
Committee to publish the study by January 1, 2026.Existing law prohibits a local agency that imposes fees or chargesconstruction of public improvements or facilities from requiring
the payment of those fees or charges until the date of the final inspection or the date the certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first, esimilarly prohibit a noncompliant
local agency, as defined, that imposes any fees or charges on a qualified development, as defined, from requiring the payment of tfrom the date of the final inspection, or the date
the certificate of occupancy is issued, whichever occurs first. The bill would authorize a noncompliant local agency that defers a fee or charge to require the property building permit,
to execute a contract to pay the fee or charge if the fee or charge is not fully paid before the issuance of a building permit for the constructencumbered by the fee or charge, as provided.Existing
law establishes the Department ofit to administer, among other housing programs, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which HCD provides deferred payment loans to pay for the
eligible costs of development for specified types ofhousing projects, as provided. Existing law, the Teacher Housing Act of 2016, authorizes a school
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income households, as defined,
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any of certain criteria apply.This bill,
ble housing, as provided. This bill, upon
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income households, as provided.This bill
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ts.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
ilities is entitled to a partial exemption, equal to that percentage of the value of
income housing credits for the purposes of acquiring or rehabilitating a property
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rental housing and related facilities, equal to that percentage of the value of the property
rental agreements. The bill would specify that it is not intended to supersede any applicable
to 10 qualified school districts, as defined, that partner with a developer to provide affordable
district to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordaappropriation in the annual
Budget Act, would require HCD, in collaboration with the State Department of Education, to administer a competitive grant program to provide planning grants of up to $100,000 each to
up school employee rental housing, as defined, to be used for specified purposes in connection with an affordable school employee rental housing project. The bilreceives a grant to
submit an annual report and, no later than 3 years after receiving a grant, a final report that includes specified information. Upon completion of the pilot program established under
the bill would require HCD, in collaboration with the State Department of Education and the Office of Public School Construction, to create a toolkit for school districts to use to
develop strategies for providing affordable school employee rental ho(1)Existing law provides for relocation assistance for persons subject to possible displacement as a result of projects
undertaken by a public entity. Exiincluding defining a “public entity” to include, among others, the state, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, or district,
various other political subdivisions, and any persauthority to acquire property by eminent domain.This bill would expand that definition to include an entity utilizing lowalready occupied
by residential tenanlaws. Existing law specifies various terms and conditions that apply to all located within this state, including tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others.
This bill would prohibit a landlord, or the landlord’s agent, from charging a tenant a late fee in excess of $50 with regard to specified law or regulation that governs the collection
of late fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. Existing property tax law, in accordance with the California Constitution, provides for a “welfare exemption” for property
used exclusively for religious, hospital, scientific, owned or operated by certain types of nonprofit entities, if certain qualifying criteria are met. Under existing property tax law,
property that meets these requirements that is used exclusively for rental housing and related facthe property that is equal to the percentage that the number of units serving lower
income households represents of the total number of residential units, in any year thaton and after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2041, would provide a similar exemption for
qualified property, as defined, that meets the requirements of the welfare exemption and that is used exclusively for that is equal to the percentage that the number of units serving
moderaterepresents of the total number of residential units. The bcertify specified information under penalty of perjury. The bill would require that a qualified property that qualifies
for a partial exemption under these provisions before January 1, 2041, continue to receivthat exemption on and after January 1, 2041, until a change in ownership occurs or the property
ceases to include any units available to and occupied by moderatecontains other related provisions and other existin
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county letter of the
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pecifies that the construction,
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r the establishment of rates to be paid to
ated provisions and other existing laws.
detail the information that will be required from any applicant
or the purpose of regulation, to license any kind of business not
no more than $5,000,000 in the Budget Act or other statute, a state
ected under these provisions would be deposited. The bill would require the
eal property by a local agency or a school district if specified conditions are
mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other
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bill would specify the method to be used by the State Department of Social Services to
using facility that is constructed, reconstructed, or renovated with financing proceeds, as
The Permit Streamlining Act, among other things, requires each state agency and each local agency to compile one or more lists that specify in for a development project and requires
a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods.This bill would ena(act), which requires the development
of UNITY software for purposes of rapidly processing affordable housing applications on a single, shared platform, among other purposes. The bill would require, upon appropriation by
the Legislature ofagency to develop and implement, or procure a contract for a third party to develop and implement, UNITY software pursuant to the act. The bill would require the UNITY
software to be devephases, as described, within one year of appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would require the state agency or third party developing the software to collaborate
with real estate developers when developing the software.Existing law authorizes the legislative body of an incorporated city and the county board of supervisors, in the exercise of
its police power and fprohibited by law transacted and carried on within the limits of its jurisdiction.This bill would require a city, county, or city and county to collect an additional
annual fee from any appllicense in an amount depending on the number of employees employed by the business, as specified. The bill would require the local entity to create a fund, entitled
the “Affordable Housing Assistance Fund,” in which the fees collmoneys in the fund to be used for specified purposes, including firstvouchers for individuals experiencing homelessness,
funding and subsidizing affordabldevelopment projects, and rental assistance. By imposing additional duties upon local entities, this bill would impose a stateexisting laws. (1)Existing
law authorizes the governing board of any school district to sell or lease, for a term not exceeding 99 years, any real property belonging to the school district which is not or will
by the district for school classroom buildings at the time of delivery of title or possession. Existing law exempts the sale or lease of school district property under these provisions
from specified requirements relating to the disposal of rmet, including that the financing proceeds obtained by the school district pursuant to the transaction are expended solely for
specified capital outlay purposes. Existing law sreconstruction, or renovation of rental housing facilities for school district employees is a permissible capital outlay expenditure
for these purposes.This bill would authorize a school district to make units in a rental hodescribed above, available to employees of other school districts, community college districts,
cities, counties, and special districts.This bill contains other relExisting law establishes the Transitional Housing Placement program, which provides transitional housing for nonminor
dependents. Existing law provides foproviders of transitional housing.This bill would require, subject to an appropriation in the annual budget act, and commencing January 1, 2021,
that rate to be supplemented with a THPsupplement. The calculate that supplement and would require the department to notify counties by allamount of the supplement by November 1 of
each year.This bill cother existing laws.
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er a 12
ould require the model plan to
ark.This bill would prohibit the
has a population of fewer than 200,000 and a
development of the county or city that includes,
tion for a project that may have a significant effect on the
subsidized housing loan and grant programs. The bill would
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s for the disposal of surplus land, as defined, by a local agency, as
istance for various populations.This bill would require HCD to create a model
month period, after the tenant maintains a tenancy ov
term general plan for the physical
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state real property from the state to use the model plan to guide any housing
arks. Existing law defines “tenancy” for these purposes as the right of a homeowner to use
he above
ning agency with a plan for providing supportive services and the proposed housing development
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome pa site within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy
a mobilehome for human habitation, including the use of the services and facilities of the pmanagement of a mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy more
than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, as defined, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charmanagement of a mobilehome park from increasing
the gross rental rate for a tenancy in more than 2 increments over a 12would void any waiver of the rights provided under these provisions.This bill contains other related provisions
and other existing laws. Existing law prescribes requirementdefined. Existing law requires land to be declared surplus land or exempt surplus land, as supported by written findings,
before a local agency takes any action to dispose of it consistepolicies or procedures.This bill would provide that the provisions regulating the disposal of surplus land shall not
be construed to require a local agency to dispose of land that is determined to be surplus.Existing law continues into existence the Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Under existing laupdate and revise the California Statewide Housing Plan, which provides, among other things, a housing
strategy that coordinates the housing assistance and activities of state and local agencies, including the provision of housing assplan for the use of alternative forms, as defined,
of developing affordable housing for the purpose of substantially reducing the cost of a unit of affordable housing. The bill wbe used in state agency decisions in all statealso require
a local agency, nonprofit affordable housing sponsor, private entity, or individual that receives surplus development on that property. The bill would make findings and declarations
in this regard.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive,
longamong other mandatory elements, a housing element. Under that law, supportive housing, as defined, is a use by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted if the
developer provides the planmeets specified criteria, including that the housing development consist of 50 units or fewer if it is located in an unincorporated area of a county or city
thatpopulation of persons experiencing homelessness of 1,500 or fewer.This bill would, additionally, make supportive housing a use by right in zones where emergency shelters are permitted.
The bill would increase tjurisdiction described above to 120.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires
a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project thproposes to carry out or approve that may
have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a
mitigated negative declara
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housnumber of units: emergency shelter zones.AB 2991SantiagoEnvironmental quality: Jobs and Economic
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ovisions and other
il to adopt a rule of court to establish
the public interest in keeping that
ect. The act also requires a lead agency to
judicial review of a public agency’s action in
ceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an act of a
ll would instead repeal the act on January 1, 2026. Because the bill would
erest related to the project or issues involved in the action or proceeding of
mandated local program.This bill contains other related pr
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at the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. The act
The bill would also authorize a court to use the disclosed information to determine whether the
and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to
of court to implement this requirement. The bill would prohibit a court from staying or
r proceeding, including any potential appeals, to be resolved within 270 days of the filing of the
environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the
environment.Textend the authority of the Governor to certify a project to January 1, 2025. The bill would provide that the certification expires and is no longer valid if the lead agency
fails to approve a certified project before January 1, 2026. The biextend the obligation of the lead agency to prepare concurrently the record of proceedings, this bill would impose
a stateexisting laws. The California Environmental Quality Act requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared,carry out or approve that may have a significant
effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effprepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have
a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence thestablishes a procedure by which a person
may seek judicial review of the decision of the lead agency made pursuant to the act. Existing law requires the Judicial Councprocedures applicable to actions or proceedings seeking
judicial review of a public agency’s action in certifying the environmental impact report and in granting approval for certain projects to require the action ocertified record of proceedings
with the court.This bill would extend the application of the abovedescribed rule of court to actions or proceedings seeking certifying the environmental impact report and in granting
approval for housing developments, as defined. The bill would require the Judicial Council, by July 1, 2021, to make necessary amendments to the rulesenjoining those housing developments
unless it makes specified findings.The California Environmental Quality Act requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an
environmental impact report on a project that it proposes tocarry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds
that the project will not have that effect. The act authorizes specified entities to file and maintain with a court an action or propublic agency on grounds of noncompliance with the
requirements of the act.This bill would require a plaintiff or petitioner, in an action or proceeding brought pursuant to the act, to discloperson or entity that contributes $1,000
or more, as specified, toward the plaintiff’s or petitioner’s costs of the action or proceeding. The bill also would require the plaintiff or petitioner to identify any pecuniary or
business intthose persons or entities. The bill would authorize a court to, upon request of the plaintiff or petitioner, withhold public disclosure of a contributor if the court finds
that information confidential clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. The bill would provide that a failure to comply with these requirements may be grounds for dismissal
of the action or proceeding by the court.financial burden of private enforcement supports the award of attorneys fees.
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tenancy in order to
personal information. Among these
equire the inventory to include an
term rentals of residences to, among other
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r city, and of specified land outside its
hort
he offeror to disclose, any of those recording
implied by law unless one of the parties gives written notice
a specified refund. The bill would make a violation of these
nt, as provided. This bill, notwithstanding any inconsistent
term general plan for the physical development of the county and
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lected. The act does not require a business to retain personal information collected for a
d an analysis of any special housing needs, such as those of the elderly, persons with
time transaction if that information is not sold or retained by the business.This bill would
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rm to disclose conspicuously on a rental listing any recording devices operating in, on, or around
the remainder of the rental period, and to notify the renter immediately, as specified. The bill would
Existing law establishes that a hiring of residential real property for a term not specified by the parties is deemed to be renewed at the end of the term to the other of their intention
to terminate the tenancy. This bill would, until January 1, 2031, prohibit an owner of a residential dwelling from giving notice of their intention to terminate asell the property to
new owners who will hold title to the property as tenants in common.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the California Consumer Privacy
Act of 2018, grants a consumer various rights in connection with a business, as defined, that collects the consumer’s rights, the act authorizes a consumer to request that a business
that collects a consumer’s personal information disclose to the consumer the categories and specific pieces of personal information that the business has colsingle, onerevise and recast
those provisions relating to listings of sthings, define a hosting platform to mean a marketplace that is created for the primary purpose of facilitating the rental of real or personal
property, as specified. The bill would require the hosting platfothe listed property. The bill would require the operator of a hosting platform to request an offeror to disclose to
the hosting platform, and would require tdevices, as specified. The bill would require an offeror, upon notification of a violation of those recording device disclosure requirements,
to destroy data collected by the device, to disable the device for authorize a renter, upon notification of a violation, to render the rental agreement null and void effective immediately,
and would entitle the renter toprovisions punishable by a civil penalty of up to $500 for the first violation, and up to $1,000 for a subsequent violation, except as specified.This
bill contains other existing laws. The Planning and Zoning Law requires that the legislative body of each county and each city adopt a comprehensive, longspecified land outside its
boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law requires that the housing element include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable and
available for residential developmeprovision of a city’s or county’s general plan, specific plan, zoning ordinance, or regulation, would require that a housing development in which
at least 20% of the units have an affordable housaffordable rent for lower income households, as those terms are defined, be an allowable use on a site designated in any element of
the general plan for commercial uses.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive,
longgeneral plan for the physical development of the county oboundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law requires that the housing element
include, among other things, an inventory of land suitable for residential development andisabilities, large families, farmworkers, families with female heads of households, and families
and persons in need of emergency shelter.This bill would additionally ranalysis of potential sites available for the development of emergency shelters, temporary housing, and supportive
housing necessary to provide shelter to the locality’s homeless population. The bill would
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ing within their
artment to develop
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equire the plan to address the
using and Community
lopment impact fee that was waived or
al housing developments. Upon appropriation,
fees, as defined, as a condition of approval of a
to make and enforce all ordinances and regulations in respect
d finding and submitting a completed application for a waiver. The bill
tax upon, every kind of lawful business transacted in the city or county, as
ecified fee or exaction if the total dollar amount of the fees and exactions that a city
ity develop a comprehensive plan for making emergency shelters, temporary housing, and
otice of Funding Availability for each calendar year in which funds are made available for
require a localsupportive housing available to the locality’s homeless population, with the goal of transitioning individuals housed in emergency shelters into supportive housing and
rtypes of supportive services that the locality will provide to individuals housed in emergency shelters, temporary housing, and supportive housing.This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes, among other housing programs, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the Department of Housing and Community
Development provides financial assistance in theform of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development for specified types of housing projects. Existing law, the
Mitigation Fee Act, establishes procedures and limitations with respect to the establishment, increase, or imposition ofdevelopment project by a local agency, including requiring the
local agency to determine the reasonable relationship between the fee’s use and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed.Thbill would establish the Housing Cost Reduction
Incentive Program, to be administered by the department, for the purpose of reimbursing cities, counties, and cities and counties for development impact fee waivers or reductions provided
to qualified rentthe bill would require the department to provide grants to applicants in an amount equal to 50% of the amount of development impact fee waived or reduced for a qualified
rental housing development by issuing a Nthe program, as provided. The bill would require an applicant that receives a grant under the program to use those funds solely for those purposes
for which the devereduced would have been used. The bill would require the department to adopt guidelines to implement the program and exempt those guidelines from the rulemaking provisions
of the Administrative Procedure Act.The California Constitution authorizes cities and counties to make and enforce within their limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances
and regulations not in conflict with general laws, and further authorizes cities organized under a charter to municipal affairs, which supersede inconsistent general laws. Existing
law provides that a city or a county may, in the exercise of their police powers, license and regulate businesses operatjurisdiction and may fix the rate of the license fee and provide
for its collection. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city and the board of supervisors of a county to license, for revenue and regulation, and fix a license specified.
Existing law requires a legislative body of a city or a board of supervisors of a county imposing a license tax upon a business operating both within and outside the leboard’s taxing
jurisdiction to levy the tax so that the measure of tax fairly reflects that proportion of the taxed activity actually carried on within the taxing jurisdiction.This bill would prohibit
a city or county from imposing a spor county would impose on a proposed housing development is greater than 12 percent of the city’s or county’s median home price unless approved by
the Department of HoDevelopment. The bill would authorize a city or county to seek approval from the department to impose a fee or an exaction that would result in the total dollar
amount of fees and exactions exceeding that limitation by making a specifiewould require the department to develop a standard form application for a waiver in conjunction with the Governor’s
Office of Planning and Research. The bill would also require the depstandards to determine whether to grant a waiver and the total dollar amount limitation to which a city or
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ion of the fees to be filed
mandated local program. This bill contains other
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hat have been issued a completed entitlement, a
income households or qualifying residents and
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rize the department to assess the accuracy of the
asonable cost of providing the service for which the
provides for an automatic adjustment in a fee or service
income, or moderate
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sting law requires the Department of Housing and Community
that, for purposes of these provisions, determines the median home price in
judicial action or proceeding to be conducted in accordance with other
Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that
gencies, the bill would impose a state
mandated local program. The bill would autho
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egarding housing development projects located within the jurisdiction, and information related to local
naccuracy. The bill would require the department to post a report submitted pursuant to these provisions
county granted a waiver is subject. The bill would require the department to conduct and post on its internet website an analysis each city and county of the state.This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes,
among other things, a housing element. That law requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to, among other entities, the Department
of Housing and Community Development that includes, among other specified information, the number of net new units of housing tbuilding permit, or a certificate of occupancy, thus far
in the housing element cycle, as provided.This bill would require a planning agency to include in that annual report specified additional information rrequirements or incentives for
proposed housing development projects, as provided, thereby imposing a stateinformation submitted as part of the annual report and, if it determines that any report submitted to it
by a planning agency contains inaccurate information, require that the planning agency correct that ion its internet website within a reasonable time of receiving the report.This bill
contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Mitigation Fee Act authorizes a local agency to charge a variety of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions
in connection with the approval of a development project, as defined. Existing laprohibits a local agency from imposing fees for specified purposes, including fees for water or sewer
connections, capacity charges, zoning variances or changes, use permits, and building inspections or permits, among others, that exceed the estimated refee is charged, unless voter
approval is obtained. Existing law, for specified fees, requires any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance, resolution, or madopting
a new fee or service charge or modifying an existing fee or service charge to be commenced within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance, resolution, or motion. Exiting law
also provides that, if an ordinance, resolution, or motion charge and the adjustment results in an increase in the fee or service charge, that any action to attack, review, set aside,
void, or annul the increase to be commenced within 120 days of the increaswould delete the provisions requiring a judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or
annul an ordinance within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance or increase, as applicable. The bill would instead require a procedures that, among other things, require a
protest to be filed within 90 days after the imposition of the fees and an action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the impositwithin 180 days after delivery of a specified
notice by the local agency. The bill would require revenues in excess of actual cost to be used to reimburse the payor of the fee or service charge. By imposing new duties on local
arelated provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, known as the proposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of that city or county with a density bonus
and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income donation of land within the development, if the developer agrees to construct a specified percentage of units
for very low income, lowmeets other requirements. Exi
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or citizen” to mean a person 62 years
rgenerational housing development if
ns on occupancy, residency, or use on the
s other related provisions and other existing laws.
ordinance and require 50% of the units constructed pursuant
time homebuyers for a period of at least 90 days. The bill
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requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use
act fee” for purposes of these provisions. By imposing requirements on local
an impact fee or other charges imposed on the construction of a deed
pment that includes senior citizens along with caregivers and transition age youths. The
youths, as defined, or both, and (3) the development complies with the federal Fair
r primary residence on a permanent basis. Existing law defines “senior citizen housing
Development to notify a city or county, and authorizes the department to notify the Attorney General, that the city or county has taken an action that violates specified provisions of
law, includinBonus Law. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to seek all remedies available under law.This bill would require a city, county, special district, water corporation,
utility, or other local agency, except a school district, to reduce restricted affordable housing unit that is built pursuant to a density bonus, to amounts that are, depending on the
affordability restriction on the unit, a specified percentage of the imwould be imposed on a market rate unit within the development. The bill would exempt from these provisions units
that are required to be affordable pursuant to a local inclusionary housing ordinance. The bill would define “impagencies with respect to density bonuses, this bill would impose a statecontains
other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law requires the covenants, conditions, and restrictions or other documents or written policy of a senior citizen housing
development to set forth the limitatiobasis of age. Existing law requires that the limitations on age require, at a minimum, that the persons commencing any occupancy of a dwelling
unit include a senior citizen who intends to reside in the unit as theidevelopment” for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling
units. Existing law defines “qualifying resident” or “seniof age or older, or 55 years of age or older in a senior citizen housing development.This bill would permit the covenants,
conditions, and restrictions to permit the establishment of an intergenerational housing develobill would define, among other terms, “senior citizen” to mean a person 55 years of age
or older for these purposes. The bill would permit the establishment of an inte(1) at least 80 percent of the occupied dwelling units are occupied by at least one senior citizen, as
specified, (2) not more than 20 percent of the occupied dwelling units are occupied by caregivers or transition age Housing Act.This bill contains other related provisions. (1)The Planning
and Zoning Law development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law provides for various incentives intended to facilitate and expedite
the construction of affohousing.This bill would authorize a development proponent to submit an application for the construction of a small lot subdivision, as defined, that meets specified
criteria. The bill would require a small lot subdivision to be located on a parcel zhousing units that comply with existing height, floor area, and setback requirements applicable to
the presubdivided parcel. The bill would prohibit the total number of units created by the smasubdivision from exceeding the allowable residential density permitted by the existing
general plan and zoning designations for the presubdivided parcel. The bill would require the small lot subdivision to comply with any local inclusionary housing to these provisions
to be reserved for firstwould prohibit a local agency from imposing specified requirements on a small lot subdivisiocreated pursuant to these provisions, including setback requirements
within a subdivided parcel, minimum requirements on the size of a subdivided parcel, and parking requirements beyond those required for the presubdivided parcel.This bill contain
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edian income.
elopment in the coastal zone to
income community college
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ll would require that the department’s
ithstanding any other law, a community
ovements to accelerate housing production and
ntenance and Special Repair Program, and requires
Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of
regulations to expedite the process of reviewing and acting upon applications for
as specified. The bill would define terms for the purpose of these provisions.This bill
ent that this bill would authorize the expenditure, for student housing, of funds
ed improved regional housing need allocation process and methodology that promotes and
n of more than 400,000 people to permit the building of microunit buildings, as defined, in any
provide that the governing board of a community college district is authorized to construct and
The California Coastal Act of 1976 requires any person undertaking devobtain a coastal development permit issued by the California Coastal Commission for a project, as defined, in accordance
with prescribed procedures.This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2021, to adopt coastal development permits for projects that either include affordable housing
units or in which 100% of the units will be affordable to households making 80% or below the mExisting law establishes the Local Government Planning Supports Grant Program and requires
the Department of Housing and Community Development to distribute, upon appropriation, $250,000,000 under that program in the form of grants to regions and jurisdictions for technical
assistance, preparation and adoption of planning documents, and process imprfacilitate compliance to implement the 6th cycle of the regional housing need assessment, as provided. As
part of that program, existing law, by December 31, 2022, requires the department to develop a recommendstreamlines housing development and substantially addresses California’s housing
shortage, as provided, and to submit a report on its findings to the Legislature.This birecommendations for an improved regional housing need allocation process and methodology additionally
promote and streamline the developing of housing for lowstudents.The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the legislative body of any county or city to adopt ordinances regulating zoning
within its jurisdiction, as specified. This bill would require a city or county with a populatiozone where multifamily residential buildings are permitted. The bill would require that
microunit buildings be permitted on the same basis as multifamily dwellistandards for the construction of microunit buildings, including floorrequirements. The bill would require that
specified percentages of microunit buildings be set aside for affordable housing,contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law establishes the California Governors
of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college districtconstruct
and maintain dormitories in connection with any community college within the district for use and occupancy by students in attendance at the community college, as specified. Existing
law establishes the Community College Facility Deferred Maimoneys received by community college districts under the program to be expended in accordance with rules and regulations adopted
by the board of governors for the allocation of those moneys.This bill would maintain, instead of dormitories, student housing in connection with any community college campus within
the district. The bill would further provide that, notwcollege district is authorized to expend, for the construction and maintenance of student housing, funds allocated pursuant to
the Community College Facility Deferred Maintenance and Special Repair Program. To the extpreviously allocated under the program for deferred maintenance and special repair, the bill
would make an appropriation.
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college students.AB 3173BloomMicrounit buildings.AB 3207GipsonCommunity colleges: student housing.
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00,000,000 to nonprofit housing
thereafter, without regard to fiscal year,
term homelessness challenges. The bill
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sness challenges informed by a best
me households or qualifying residents and
developers in receipt of local or state funds or
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ndlord fails to make repairs on dilapidations that make the
d school district employees of the school district that owns the
require expenditure of more than two month’s rent.This bill
time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or
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and efforts to address their immediate and long
funding accountability standards set by the state.
that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges
g law requires the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency to distribute $650,000,000
and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing units, or for the
Existing law establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with onedevelop local capacity to address their immediate
homelesframework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent
housing. Upon appropriation, existinamong continuums of care, cities, and counties pursuant to the program. This bill would appropriate, commencing with the 2020$2,000,000,000 from
the General Fund to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of providing local jurisdictions and other specified entities with ongoing grant funds to sustain
or expwould require $1,100,000,000 to be distributed to counties and continuums of care, $800,000,000 to be distributed to cities with a population of at least 300,000, and $1developers
for specified purposes relating to the provision of housing. The bill would require the method of allocation to be based on a formula that considers specified data. The bill would require
recipients to comply withThe Teacher Housing Act of 2016 authorizes a school district to establish and maintain programs, as provided,in securing affordable housing. The act creates
a state policy supporting housing for teachers and school employees, as provided, and permits school districts andtax credits designated for affordable rental housing to restrict occupancy
to teachers and school district employees on land owned by school districts.This bill would specify that the state policy created bact includes permitting school districts and developers
in receipt of permitting school districts and developers in receipt of tax credits designated for affordable rental housing to restrict occupancy on land owned by school districts to
teachers anland, so long as that housing does not violate any other applicable laws.Existing law authorizes a tenant, if the lapremises untenantable, after giving notice to a landlord
or landlord’s agent, to make the repairs themselves within a reasonable time if the cost does not require expenditure of more than one montrent and to deduct the expenses from the rent
when due, or instead to vacate the premises.This bill would instead authorize a tenant in the above circumstances to make the repairs themselves within a reasonable time if the cost
of the repairs does not contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, known as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that
proposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of that city or county with a density bonus donation of land within the development, if the developer agrees to construct
a specified percentage of units for very low income, lowmeets other requirements.This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that law.Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law,
requires a city or county to adopt a gendevelopment within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element. That law requires the planning agency of a city or county
to provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to, among other entities, the Departhe annual report include, among other specified information, the number of housing development
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able to the
ccupancy by a
Program, under the
the general plan land use designation,
described exemption from rent control in
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n January 1, 2025. The bill would declare that
ies, and conditions applicable to other parcels
greement in a mobilehome park that is in excess of 12
ing law permits a city or county to adopt alternative building
arters to mean residential occupancy by a group of persons,
within one year of the change to the zoning ordinance to a more
ude additional information in its annual report, the bill would impose
fordability to people who are experiencing homelessness or who are at
city in effect on January 1, 2018. The act does not prohibit an affected county or an affected city
mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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ed to as rent control.This bill would prohibit the above
applications received and the number of units approved and disapproved in the prior year.This additionally require the planning agency include in the annual report whether the city or
county is a party to a court action related to a violation of state housing law, and the disposition of that action. By requiring a planning agency to incla stateExisting law, the State
Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existregulations for the complete or partial conversion of commercial
or industrial buildings to joint living and work quarters. Existing law defines a joint living and work quarter as residential ofamily or not more than 4 unrelated persons maintaining
a common household of one or more rooms or floors in a building originally designed for industrial or commercial occupancy, as specified.This bill would redefine joint living and work
quwhether those persons are related or unrelated.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 prohibits an affected county or
affected city, as defined, from enacting a development policy, standard, or condition that would changespecific plan land use designation, or zoning of a parcel or parcels of property
to a less intensive use below what was allowed under the land use designation and zoning ordinances of the affected county or affected from changing a land use designation or zoning
ordinance to a less intensive use if the city or county concurrently changes the development standards, policwithin the jurisdiction to ensure that there is no net loss in residential
capacity.This bill would authorize the City of San Jose to proactively amend a zoning ordinance to a more intensive use and use the acapacity to subsequently change a zoning ordinance
to a less intensive use as long as there is no net loss in residential capacity. The bill would require that the change to a zoning ordinance to a less intensive use pursuant to these
provisions occurintensive use.This bill contains other related provisions. Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome
parks. Existing law exempts a rental amonths’ duration, and that meets other specified requirements, from local ordinances and initiative measures that establish a maximum amount that
a landlord may charge a tenant for rent, commonly referrmobilehome parks for rental agreements from applying to a rental agreement entered into on and after January 1, 2020. The bill
would repeal these provisions othese provisions are severable.Existing law establishes the California Emergency Solutions and Housing administration of the Department of Housing and
Community Development and requires the department to, among other things, provide rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services under that program to ensure housing
afrisk of homelessness.This bill would establish in the State Treasury the Keep Californians Housed Assistance Fund and require the moneys in the fund, upon appropriation, to be made
availdepartment for rental assistance purposes. The bill would require the department to distribute funds to cities and administrative entities in the form of grants awarded on a competitive
basis, as specified.
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strict
f land within the
to a visitor for fewer than 30
ssessment obtained for the
n, or renovation of rental housing
w, prescribes how that constitutionally
term rental ordinance. The bill would define
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istrict’s general fund reserve, and the offset of
est and without charge.This bill would revise this
income households or qualifying residents, including lower
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ay not exceed $1,000.This bill would authorize a city legislative body
efines “housing development,” for these purposes, to mean a
e Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that
income, or moderate
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ies of low or moderate income or sell it to a community land trust or housing
a school district if certain conditions are met, including that the financing proceeds
time capital expenditures, as specified, the payment of pension obligations of that
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in if the property has been vacant for at least 90 days, the property is owned by a
term rental” for these purposes as a residential property that is rented
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rize, for the exemption from the requirements that would otherwise apply to this sale or lease and
mber 31 of each year and to make a description of each parcel and its present use a matter of public
Existing law exempts certain transactions from the requirements that otherwise apply to the sale or lease of real property by obtained by the school district pursuant to the transaction
are expended solely for capital outlay purposes, which are defined to include the construction, reconstructiofacilities for school district employees.This bill would require rental
housing facilities for school district employees funded by proceeds realized under this provision to be affordable. The bill would additionally authoits proceeds, oneschool district,
the placement of funds in the school dschool district costs for special needs pupils, from financing proceeds obtained from the sale or lease of real property that will be used to construct
new affordable rental housing facilities for school diemployees.(1)Existing law requires each county and each city to make a central inventory of all surplus land, as defined, and certain
lands in excess of its foreseeable needs, identified as provided, on or before Decerecord. Existing law requires each county and each city to provide a list of its surplus land and
excess land to, among other entities, a citizen upon requprovision to instead require a county or city to provide a list of surplus land and excess land to an individual upon request
and without charge.This bill contains other related provisions and other existilaws. Existing law authorizes a city legislative body to impose fines, penalties, and forfeitures for
violations of ordinances, provided that a fine mto impose a fine of up to $5,000 for a violation of a short“shortdays through a centralized online platform where the rental is advertised
and payments for the rental are securely processed.The California Constitution permits private property to be taken or damaged for public use only when just compensation is paid. Existing
law, the Eminent Domain Laauthorized power may be exercised and permits that exercise only for a public use.This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to acquire a
residential property within its jurisdiction by eminent domacorporation or a limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation, and the local agency provides just
compensation to the owner based on the lowest aproperty by the local agency. The bill would require the local agency that obtains residential property pursuant to these provisions to
maintain the property and make the property available at affordable rent to persons and familsponsor, as specified.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
(1)Existing law, known as thproposes a housing development in the city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing
units, or for the donation odevelopment, if the developer agrees to, among other things, construct a specified percentage of units for very low income, lowincome students. Existing
law ddevelopment project for 5 or more residential units, as specified, and defines “incentives or concessions”
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shortSB 1079SkinnerResidential property warehousing.SB 1085SkinnerDensity Bonus Law: qualificaincentives or concessions: student
ill contains
loper or the
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isabilities who
and improvement of
rnia Emergency Solutions Grants
including mixed use, where
opment of the county or city that includes a
home supportive services.
fied. The bill would require the developer to provide the city or
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built housing, mobilehomes, and emergency shelters, and to make
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on of those maps. Under the Subdivision Map Act, an approved or
olence survivors, and would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
tion to projects that meet certain criteria, including whether the project
term general plan for the physical devela local government to designate zones for emergency shelters in a nonresidential
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vision for the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of a community. This
nsumer Services, and Housing Agency and makes the department responsible for administering
to include, among other things, regulatory incentives or concessions proposed by the devecity or county that result in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable
housing costs, as specified.This bill would instead define “housing development,” for those purposes, to mean any residential development, as specicounty with an analysis demonstrating
the anticipated cost reductions for purposes of determining whether an incentive or concession results in identifiable and actual cost reductions.This bother related provisions and
other existing laws. Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Business, Covarious housing programs throughout the state, including, among
others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the Housing for a Healthy California Program, and the CalifoProgram.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
that would make a continuous appropriation of $10,000,000 in the Budget Act of 2020 dedicated to responding to the housing needs of domestic vilegislation to make statutory changes
to implement that appropriation. This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law establishes the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the Department of Housing and Community
Development provides loans to pay specified costs of houmeet specified criteria. Existing law requires the loans to be provided using a project selection process that, among other things,
evaluates projects for funding based on weighted underwriting and evaluative criteria that give consideraservices households at the lowest income levels, as specified.This bill would
include among the evaluative criteria whether the projects allocate 25% of units for individuals with dreceive regional center services or inThe Subdivision Map Act vests the authority
to regulate and control the designsubdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local agency’s processing, approval, conditional approval
or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps, and the modificaticonditionally approved tentative map expires 24 months after its approval or conditional approval,
or after any additional period of time as prescribed by local ordinance, not to exceed an addmonths, except as provided.This bill would extend the limit on the additional period that
may be provided by ordinance, as described above, from 12 months to 24 months, and would make other conforming or nonsubstantive changes.(1)The Planning and Zoning Law requires the
legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, longhousing element. Existing law requires that the housing element identify adequate sites for housing, including
rental housing, factoryadequate probill would revise the requirements of the housing element, as described above, in connection with identifying zones or zoning designations that allow
residential use,emergency shelters are allowed as a permitted use without a conditional use or other discretionary permit. If an emergency shelter zoning designation where residential
use is a permitted use is unfeasible, the bill would permit zone if the local government demonstrates that the zone is connected to amenities and services, as
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a landlord to
prescribed standards.
ns other existing laws.
ing emergency shelter
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a copy of a temporary restraining order
hat caused physical injury, emotional
rtain actions if it determines that the housing element
contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
ing a housing element. Existing law prescribes requirements for the
rds pursuant to these provisions, the bill would require the local
wer income households to offer, at the time of the lease agreement and
domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or abuse of an
bill would set forth the committee’s powers and duties, including the review of
er is seeking assistance for physical or mental injuries or abuse.This bill would expand these
ying crime or act occurred. The bill would prohibit an owner or an owner’s agent from refusing to
specified, that serve homeless people. The bill would delete language regardstandards structured in relation to residential and commercial developments and instead require that emergency
shelters only be subject to specified written, objective standards. If a local government applies written, objective standagovernment to attach and analyze the standards in its housing
element. The bill would require that zones where emergency shelters are allowed include sites that meet at least one of certainThe bill would also require that the number of people
experiencing homelessness that can be accommodated on each identified site under these provisions be demonstrated by calculating a minimum of 200 square feet per person.This bill Existing
law regulates the terms and conditions of residential tenancies, and requires provide a tenant with various notices at the time the lease is executed and throughout the tenancy.This
bill, beginning July 1, 2021, would require specified landlords who own or manage a total of at least 200 residential units occupied by loannually thereafter, certain tenants the option
of having their rental payments reported to at least one nationwide consumer reporting agency at no cost to the tenants. This bill contaiExisting law authorizes a tenant to notify the
landlord that the tenant or a household member, as defined, was a victim of an act ofelder or a dependent adult, as defined, and that the tenant intends to terminate the tenancy. Existing
law requires that the tenant attach to the notice to terminate a tenancy or protective order, a report by a peace officer stating that the tenant or household member has filed a report,
or documentation from a qualified third party, as defined, indicating that the tenant or household membprovisions to authorize a tenant to notify the landlord that the tenant, a household
member, or an immediate family member, as defined, was a victim of a crime tinjury and the threat of physical injury, or death. The bill would additionally authorize a tenant to attach
to the notice to terminate a tenancy any other form of documentation that reasonably verifies that the qualifrent a dwelling unit to an otherwise qualified tenant solely on the basis
that the tenant has previously exercised the tenant’s rights under these provisions.Existing law requires a city or county to prepare and adopt a general plan for its jurisdiction that
contains certain mandatory elements, includhousing element, including adequate sites for various types of housing based on the existing and projected need of all economic segments of
the community. Existing law requires a city or cconsider guidelines adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development in preparing its housing element and prescribes a
process for submitting the element for review by the department. Existing law authorizes the department to take cedoes not comply with prescribed requirements. This bill would establish
a Housing Accountability Committee within the Housing and Community Development Department, would prescribe its membership. The appeals regarding multifamily housing projects that cities
and counties have denied or subjected to unreasonable conditions that make the project financially infeasible.This biprovisions and other existing laws.
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nditional use permit.
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ility, as specified, is subject to a city or
to be incomplete, as specified. The bill
quire the applicant to apply for a use permit if the
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wireless telecommunications facility” to include, among other
authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a
Land Use
pment is deemed to comply with those standards. Existing law provides that if
would not expire for 5 years.This bill contains other related provisions and other
uding that the development provide housing for persons and families of low or
ecific, adverse impact.This bill would require an application to install an electric
an electric vehicle charging station through the issuance of a building permit or similar
application through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit, and the
Existing law, until January 1, 2026,multifamily housing development, which satisfies specified objective planning standards, that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process,
as provided, and not subject to a coExisting law requires a local government to notify the development proponent in writing if the local government determines that the development conflicts
with any of those objective standards by a specified time; otherwise, the develoa local government approves a project pursuant to that process, that approval will not expire until a
specified period of time depending on the nature of the development.This bilthose provisions, authorize a development proponent to submit an application for a development to be subject
to a streamlined, ministerial approval process provided that development meet specified objective planning standards, inclmoderate income. The bill would require a local government
to notify the development proponent in writing if the local government determines that the development conflicts with astandards within 30 days of the application being submitted; otherwise,
the development would be deemed to comply with those standards. This bill would provide that the local government’s approval of a project pursuant to this processexisting laws. Existing
law requires a city, county, or city and county to administratively approve an application to install nondiscretionary permit subject to a limited review by the building official of
that city, county, or city and county. Existing law allows the building official to reofficial finds that the station could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or
safety, and prohibits the city, county, or city and county from denying the application for a use permit toelectric vehicle charging station unless it makes written findings that the
proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the spvehicle charging
station to be deemed complete if, 5 business days after the application was submitted, the city, county, or city and county has not deemed the applicationwould require an application
to install an electric vehicle charging station to be deemed approved if, 15 business days after the application was submitted, the city, county, or city and county has not approved
thebuilding official has not made findings that the proposed installation could have an adverse impact, as described above, and required the applicant to apply provisions and other
existing laws. Under existing law, a wireless telecommunications collocation faccounty discretionary permit and is required to comply with specified criteria, but a collocation facility,
which is the placement or installation of wireless facilities, including antennas and related equipment,or immediately adjacent to that wireless telecommunications collocation facility,
is a permitted use not subject to a city or county discretionary permit. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes. This bill would revise the definition of “equipment and
network components listed, “emergency backup generators” to emergency power systems that are integral to providing wireless telecommunications services.
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AB 1934VoepelPlanning and zoning: affordable housing: streamlined, ministerial approval process.AB 2168McCartyPlanning and zoning: electric vehicle charging stations: permit application:
approval.AB QuirkLand use: permitting: wireless communications.
equire
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water heating.This bill would
term sustainable agricultural uses. The act
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channel, or bank of, any river, stream, or lake,
n, to the department for purposes of the program.
to enhance long
other existing laws.
or personal injury resulting from the project if the project
ld require the Office of Planning and Research and the
as a separate component of the California Farmland
by the owner and any lessee to restore, enhance, and protect the
or this purpose to include a structural design feature of a building,
term private stewardship of agricultural lands by offering landowners financial
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ation agreement if required by the department to protect fish and wildlife resources.This bill would
Existing law prohibits an entity from substantially diverting or obstructing the natural flow of, or substantially changing or using any material from the bed, or from depositing certain
material where it may pass into any river, stream, or lake, without first notifying the Department of Fish and Wildlife of that project, and entering into a lake or streambed alterexempt
a landowner who voluntarily allows land to be used for such a project to restore fish and wildlife habitat from civil liability for property damage is funded, at least in part, by a
state or federal agency that promotes or encourages riparian habitat restoration, unless the property damage or personal injury is caused by willful, intentionalconduct of the landowner
or by a design, construction, operation, or maintenance activity performed by the landowner.This bill contains other existing laws. Existing law establishes the California Farmland
Conservancy Program Act, to be administered generally by the Department of Conservation, and provides that it is the intent of the act to, among other things, encourage voluntary, longincentives,
encourage local land use planning for orderly and efficient urban growth and conservation of agricultural land, and encourage improvementsestablishes the California Farmland Conservancy
Program Fund and requires, except as provided, moneys in the fund, upon appropriation, to be used for the purposes of the California Farmland ConseProgram, which include, among other
things, the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, fee title acquisition grants, and land improvement and planning grants. This bill would establish the California Conservation
Ranching Incentive ProgramConservancy Program. The bill would authorize the Director of Conservation to, subject to appropriation, enter into contracts for an initial term of 3 years
with nonpublic entities that are owners of recolessees of productive rangelands, grazing lands, or grasslands that are determined by the director to be important for the conservation
of grassland birds, soil health, and biodiversity. The bill would require these contracts to include an agreement grassland habitat character of the land subject to the contract and
to require the Department of Conservation to pay a specified amount to the owner or lessee for undertaking conservation oblunder the contract. The bill would create the California Conservation
Ranching Incentive Program Account in the California Farmland Conservancy Program Fund and would make funds deposited in the account available for expenditure, upon appropriatioExisting
law requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvcommunities for investment opportunities funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law requires
the agency to identify those communities based on geographic, socioeconomic, public health, and environmental hazard criteria. This bill wouStrategic Growth Council to identify vulnerable
populations using geographic, socioeconomic, public health, social determinants of health, environmental, and climate exposure criteria. The bill would rthe office and council, in identifying
the vulnerable populations, to undertake a robust participatory process that engages members of disadvantaged communities and other populations at significant risk from climate change
impacts.This bill containsExisting law creates the right to receive sunlight, which is referred to as a solar easement, and defines it to mean the right of receiving sunlight across
real property of another for any solar energy system. Existing law defines a “solar energy system” fincluding a design feature whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection,
storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation, space heating or cooling, or for
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population: identification.AB 2700FriedmanSolar energy systems.
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ommission, or body to request
ment. That law requires the planning
elopment of the county and city, and specified
ied additional information regarding housing
its have an affordable housing cost or affordable rent for
buyer documentation stating that the property is in compliance with
ncy takes any action to dispose of it consistent with the agency’s
ing the existence of an agreement between a buyer and seller, limits the ability
btain local approval for the intended change of use of the mobilehome park.This
d other requirements in order to terminate a tenancy in a mobilehome park due to
term general plan for the physical dev
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lated provisions and other existing laws.
specify that a design feature, for the purpose described above, includes elevated solar structures, including carport and shade structures that support solar collectors or other solar
energy devices.This bill contains other reExisting law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, requires the management of a mobilehome park to comply with notice and specifiea change of use
of the mobilehome park, including giving homeowners at least 15 days’ written notice that the management will be appearing before a local governmental board, cpermits for the change
of use.This bill would instead require the management to give homeowners at least 60 days’ written notice that the management will be appearing before a local governmental board, commission,
or body to obill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law requires a seller of residential real property located in a high or very high fire hazard severity
zone, as specified, to provide to thestate law requiring certain defensible space requirements around the property or, if applicable, with a local vegetation management ordinance. If
the seller has not obtained that documentthe seller and buyer to enter into a written agreement pursuant to which the buyer agrees to obtain documentation of compliance, as specified.This
bill would specify that nothing in those provisions, including provisions regardof a state or local agency to enforce defensible space requirements or other applicable statutes, regulations,
and local ordinances. Existing law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land, as defined, by a local agency, as defined. Existing law requires land to be declared surplus
land or exempt surplus land, as supported by written findings, before a local agepolicies or procedures.This bill would provide that the provisions regulating the disposal of surplus
land shall not be construed to require a local agency to dispose of land that is determThe Planning and Zoning Law requires that the legislative body of each county and each city adopt
a comprehensive, longland outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law requires that the housing element include, among other things,
an inventory of land suitable and availablfor residential development, as provided. This bill, notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of a city’s or county’s general plan, specific
plan, zoning ordinance, or regulation, would require that a housing development in which at least 20% of the unlower income households, as those terms are defined, be an allowable use
on a site designated in any element of the general plan for commercial uses.This bill contains other related provisions and existing laws. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city
or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing eleagency of a city or county to provide by April 1 of
each year an annual report to, among other entities, the Department of Housing and Community Development that includes, among other specified information, the number oor a certificate
of occupancy, thus far in the housing element cycle, as provided.This bill would require a planning agency to include in that annual report specifdevelopment projects located within
the jurisdiction, and information related to local requirements or incentives for proposed housing development projects, as provided, thereby imposing a state
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development.AB 3146BontaHousing and reporting.
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ordinance, resolution, or motion
anning agency correct that inaccuracy. The bill
hin 120 days of the increase.This bill would delete
income households or qualifying residents and me
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production of lower income housing units, or for the
provisions of law, including the Density Bonus Law.
mandated local program.This bill contains other related
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cified percentage of the impact fee or other charge that would be
mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions
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void, or annul the imposition of the fees to be filed within 180 days
income, or moderate
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isting laws.
nce, resolution, or motion provides for an automatic adjustment in a fee or service charge
rogram. The bill would authorize the department to assess the accuracy of the information
her existing laws.
local psubmitted as part of the annual report and, if it determines that any report submitted to it by a planning agency contains inaccurate information, require that the plwould require
the department to post a report submitted pursuant to these provisions on its internet website within a reasonable time of receiving the report.This bill contains other related provisions
and otThe Mitigation Fee Act authorizes a local agency to charge a variety of fees, dedications, reservations, or other exactions in connection with the approval of a development projeprohibits
a local agency from imposing fees for specified purposes, including fees for water or sewer connections, capacity charges, zoning variances or changes, use permits, and building inspections
or permits, among others, tfee is charged, unless voter approval is obtained. Existing law, for specified fees, requires any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside,
void, or annul an adopting a new fee or service charge or modifying an existing fee or service charge to be commenced within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance, resolution,
or motion. Exiting law also provides that, if an ordinaand the adjustment results in an increase in the fee or service charge, that any action to attack, review, set aside, void, or
annul the increase to be commenced witthe provisions requiring a judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance within 120 days of the effective
date of the ordinance or increase, as applicable. The biinstead require a judicial action or proceeding to be conducted in accordance with other procedures that, among other things,
require a protest to be filed within 90 days after the imposition of the fees and an action to attack, review, set aside,after delivery of a specified notice by the local agency. The
bill would require revenues in excess of actual cost to be used to reimburse the payor of the fee or service charge. By impagencies, the bill would impose a stateand other existing
laws. Existing law, known as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of that
city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for the donation of land within the development, if the developer agrees to construct a specified percentage
of units for very low income, lowother requirements. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify a city or county, and authorizes the department
to notify the Attorney General, that the city or county has taken an action that violates specified Existing law authorizes the Attorney General to seek all remedies available under
law.This bill would require a city, county, special district, water corporation, utility, or other local agency, except a district, to reduce an impact fee or other charges imposed
on the construction of a deed restricted affordable housing unit that is built pursuant to a density bonus, to amounts that are, depending on the affordability restriction on the unit,
a speimposed on a market rate unit within the development. The bill would exempt from these provisions units that are required to be affordable pursuant to a local inclusionary housing
ordinance.“impact fee” for purposes of these provisions. By imposing requirements on local agencies with respect to density bonuses, this bill would impose a stateprovisions and other
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ivision to comply with
that city or county with a density
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nior citizen who intends to reside in the unit as
sharing spaces provided subject to certain
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e establishment of an intergenerational housing development that
ed to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable
prohibit the total number of units created by the small lot subdivision
time homebuyers for a period of at least 90 days. The bill would
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income, or moderate
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ng units are occupied by caregivers or transition age youths, as defined, or
low income, low
citizen housing development to set forth the limitations on occupancy, residency, or use on the
Existing law, known as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of bonus and other
incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing units, or for the donation of land within the development, if the developer agrees to construct a specified percentage
of units for veryother requirements. Existing law provides for the calculation of the amount of density bonus for each type of housing development that qualifies under these provisionsas
defined, notwithstanding any local ordinance, general plan element, specific plan, charter, or other local law, policy, resolution, or regulation, to provide, if requested, an eligible
applicant of a residdevelopment with a parking credit that exempts the project from minimum parking requirements based on the number of nonrequired bicycle parking spaces or carconditions,
as specified.This bill contains otheExisting law requires the covenants, conditions, and restrictions or other documents or written policy of a senior basis of age. Existing law requires
that the limitations on age require, at a minimum, that the persons commencing any occupancy of a dwelling unit include a setheir primary residence on a permanent basis. Existing law
defines “senior citizen housing development” for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling unitExisting law defines “qualifying resident”
or “senior citizen” to mean a person 62 years of age or older, or 55 years of age or older in a senior citizen housing development.This bill would permit the covenants, conditions,
and restrictions to permit thincludes senior citizens along with caregivers and transition age youths. The bill would define, among other terms, “senior citizen” to mean a person 55
years of age or older for these purpospermit the establishment of an intergenerational housing development if (1) at least 80 percent of the occupied dwelling units are occupied by
at least one senior citizen, as specified, (2) not more than 20 percent of the occupied dwelliboth, and (3) the development complies with the federal Fair Housing Act.This bill contains
other related provisions. (1)The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other
things, a housing element. Existing law provides for various incentives intendhousing.This bill would authorize a development proponent to submit an application for the construction
of a small lot subdivision, as defined, that meets specified criteria. The bill would requisubdivision to be located on a parcel zoned for multifamily residential use and consist of
individual housing units that comply with existing height, floor area, and setback requirements applicable to the presubdivided parcel. The bill wouldfrom exceeding the allowable residential
density permitted by the existing general plan and zoning designations for the presubdivided parcel. The bill would require the small lot subdany local inclusionary housing ordinance
and require 50% of the units constructed pursuant to these provisions to be reserved for firstprohibit a local agency from imppursuant to these provisions, including setback requirements
within a subdivided parcel, minimum requirements on the size of a subdivided parcel, and parking requirements beyond those rpresubdivided parcel.This bill contains other related provisions
and other existing laws.
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and, by regulation, to designate fire hazard severity
is no larger than 5 acres, among other requirements.
le of the regional housing need assessment, as provided. As
a local emergency and for a period of 30 days after, prohibits
d require the department to establish, and consult with, an advisory
urban interface wildfire risk model to determine the risk for a community or
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gency from disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a
velopment permits for projects that either include affordable housing units or in which 100% of
ng development project, as defined in the Housing Accountability Act, that meets specified criteria,
mlines housing development and substantially addresses California’s housing shortage, as provided,
The California Coastal Act of 1976 requires any person undertaking development in the coastal zone to obtain a coastal development permit issued by the Californiadefined, in accordance
with prescribed procedures.This bill would require the commission, on or before July 1, 2021, to adopt regulations to expedite the process of reviewing and acting upon applications
for coastal dethe units will be affordable to households making 80% or below the median income. Existing law establishes the Local Government Planning Supports Grant Program and requires
the Department of Housing and Community Development to distribute, upon appropriation, $250,000,under that program in the form of grants to regions and jurisdictions for technical assistance,
preparation and adoption of planning documents, and process improvements to accelerate housing production and facilitate compliance to implement the 6th cycpart of that program, existing
law, by December 31, 2022, requires the department to develop a recommended improved regional housing need allocation process and methodology that promotes and streaand to submit a
report on its findings to the Legislature.This bill would require that the department’s recommendations for an improved regional housing needpromote and streamline the developing of
housing for lowExisting law requires the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to classify lands within state responsibility areas into fire hazard severity zones zones and assign
each zone a rating reflecting the degree of severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in the zone.This bill would require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, by
Ju2022, to develop a wildlandparcel within a local responsibility area or state responsibility area and guidelines for the proper use of the model, as provided. The bill woulworkgroup,
with specified members, to develop the model. The bill would require the department to update the model and guidelines when fire hazard severity zones are revised.This bill conrelated
provisions. Existing law, the Subdivision Map Act, vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions by the legislative body of a local agency and
setsthe local agency’s processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps, and the modification of those maps. Existing law,
the Housing Accountability Act, prohibits a local ahousing development project, as defined for purposes of the act, for very low, lowhouseholds or an emergency shelter unless the local
agency makepreponderance of the evidence in the record. This bill would specify that no tentative or final map shall be required for the creation of a parcel or parcels necessary for
the development of a subdivision for a housiincluding that the site is an infill site, as defined, is located in an urbanized area or urban cluster, as defined, and the proposed site
to be subdividedExisting law regulates advertising, including motel and motor court rate signs. Existing law specifies that a person who violates those provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Existing law, upon the proclamation of a state of emergency or the declaration ofthe owner or operator of a hotel or motel from increasing its regular advertised rates by more than
10%, as specified. Existing law makes violation of this prohibition a misdemeanor. In additi
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students.AB 3164FriedmanFire prevention: wildlandwildfire risk model: model use guidelines.AB 3234GlSubdivision Map Act.AB 3235ChuShort
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prone areas, and an identification of current and future flood
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“purchase” includes, among other things, a lease of tangible personal
term lodging, as defined, from advertising a room rate that does not
term rental as specified in this bill. This bill would define a short
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laws.
on a short
d fees, as specified. The bill would make an entity that knowingly violates this
d evacuation plan for flood
g and work quarters to mean residential occupancy by a group of persons, whether those persons
term rentals to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and to enter into a contract
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provisions contained in the Penal Code is an unfair business practice and an act of unfair competition.This bill would prohibit a place of shortinclude all requireprovision subject to
a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 and would specify that an action to enforce this provision may be brought by a city attorney, district attorney, or would create a new crime, the
bill would impose a staterelated provisions and other existing laws. The Sales and Use Tax Law imposes a use tax on the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of tangible
personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or other consumption in this state. That law specifies that a “sale” and property in any manner or by any means whatsoever,
for consideration, except a lease of, among other things, household furnishings with a lease of the living quarters in which they are twould additionally exclude, from the definitions
of “sale” and “purchase,” a lease of solar equipment used for purposes of complying with specified state building standards.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habiregulations for the complete or partial conversion of
commercial or industrial buildings to joint living and work quarters. Existing law defines a joint living and work quarter as not more than 4 unrelated persons maintaining a common
household of one or more rooms or floors in a building originally designed for industrial or commercial occupancy, as specified.This bill would redefine joint livinare related or unrelated.This
bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law authorizes a local agency to prepare a local plan of flood protection and prescribes that a plan include,
among other components, a strategy to meet the urban level of flood protection, an emergency response ancorridors.This bill would require a local plan of flood protection to also include
an identification of current and future weirs, bypasses, and other appurtenances.Existing law authorizes a city, county, or city and county to impose taxes within its jurisdiction,
aprovided, including a transient occupancy tax, which is generally paid by a person for the privilege of occupying a room or rooms, or other living space, in a hotel, inn, tourist home
or house, motel, or other lodging for a period of less than 30 days.Thcounty, or city and county, including a charter city, county, or city and county, to enact an ordinance exclusively
delegating its authority to collect any transient occupancy tax imposed by tshortwith the department to perform all functions incident to the collection and administration of any transient
occupancy tax imposedrental to mean the occupancy of a home, house, a room in a home or house, or other lodging that is not a hotel or motel in this state for a period of 30 days or
less andthe local agency in its ordinance that is facilitated by an online shortThis bill would require the department to perform those functions, as specified, and would require allcharges
collected by the department to be deposited in the Local Charges for Shortwhich would be created by the bill in the State Treasury. This bill would continuously appropriate all
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ow residential use, including mixed use, where emergency
uld require the department to transmit the funds to the local
the physical development of the county or city that includes a
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amounts in the fund to the department and woagencies periodically as promptly as feasible, as provided.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (1)The Planning
and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, longhousing element. Existing law requires that the housing element identify adequate
sites for housing, including rental housing, factoryadequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of a community. This bill would revise the requirements
of the housing element, as described above, in connection with identifying zones or zoning designations that allshelters are allowed as a permitted use without a conditional use or
other discretionary permit. If an emergency shelter zoning designation where residential use is a permitted use is unfeasible, thepermit a local government to designate zones for emergency
shelters in a nonresidential zone if the local government demonstrates that the zone is connected to amenities and services, as specified, that serve homeless people. The bill would
delrelation to residential and commercial developments and instead require that emergency shelters only be subject to specified written, objective standards. If a local government applies
writtepursuant to these provisions, the bill would require the local government to attach and analyze the standards in its housing element. The bill would require that zones where emergency
shelters are allowed include sites that meet at lnumber of people experiencing homelessness that can be accommodated on each identified site under these provisions be demonstrated by
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for the intended change of use of the mobilehome park.This
in order to terminate a tenancy in a mobilehome park due to
sing out of the Mobilehome Residency Law, the prevailing
ining a prevailing party.
Mobile Homes
month period, after the tenant maintains a tenancy over a 12
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ver of the rights provided under these provisions.This bill contains other related
mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy more than 5% plus
ot adopt a mobilehome park rent stabilization ordinance. By requiring cities and counties to
nty, which establishes a maximum amount that a landlord may charge a tenant for rent.This bill would
Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribesmobilehome parks. Existing law exempts new construction, defined as spaces initially held out for rent after January 1, 1990, from
any ordinance, rule, regulation, or initiative measure adopted by a city or courepeal the exemption regarding new construction and ordinances, rules, regulations, and initiative measures.
This bill would require each city or county, brent stabilization ordinance, as defined, or to submit a justification in writing to the Department of Housing and Community Development
on a form developed by the department as to why the city or county will nadopt a rent stabilization ordinance or justify not doing so, the bill would impose a stateprogram.This bill
contains other related provisions and Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, requires the management of a mobilehome park to comply with notice and specified other requirements
a change of use of the mobilehome park, including giving homeowners at least 15 days’ written notice that the management will be appearing before a local governmental board, commission,
or body topermits for the change of use.This bill would instead require the management to give homeowners at least 60 days’ written notice that the management will be appearing before
a local governmental board, commission, or body to obtain local approval bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law provides that in any action ariparty
shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, and defines a prevailing party for these purposes.This bill would instead provide that a resident who is the prevailing party
shall bereasonable attorney’s fees and costs and, if management is the prevailing party, would require a court to award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs only if the resident’s action
or defense is frivolous. The bill would delete the provision defExisting law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehome parks.
Existing law defines “tenancy” for these pusite within a mobilehome park on which to locate, maintain, and occupy a mobilehome for human habitation, including the use of the services
and facilities of the park.This bill would prohibit the management of a the percentage change in the cost of living, as defined, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental
rate charged for the immediately preceding 12 months, as smanagement of a mobilehome park from increasing the gross rental rate for a tenancy in more than 2 increments over a 12would
void any waiprovisions and other existing laws. (1)Existing law, the Manufactured Housing Act of 1980, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to enforce various
laws pertaining to the structural, fire safety, plumbing, heatproducing, or electrical systems and installations or equispecial purpose commercial coach, or commercial coach. The Manufactured
Housing Act defines park trailer, also known as a recreational vehicle, as a trailer designed for human habitation for recreational or
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parks: rent caps.AB 2970MayesMobilehome parks and manufactured housing
velopment, by January 1, 2022, to
arge a tenant for rent, commonly
described exemption from rent control in
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to receive appropriate training, consisting of at least 18 hours per year, on among other
ks. This law, among other things, requires the rental agreement between the management
parks. Existing law exempts a rental agreement in a mobilehome park that is in excess of 12
l use only, that meets specified requirements, and imposes certain design and safety requirements
creational vehicle.This bill would redefine a park trailer as a trailer designed for human habitation for
seasonaon park trailers. The act requires a recreational vehicle that is offered for sale, sold, rented, or leased within the state to bear a label or an insignia instandards. Under
existing law, it is a misdemeanor for any person to knowingly remove or cause to be removed, among other prohibited acts, that label, insignia, or insignia of approval affixed on the
rerecreational, seasonal, or other use that meets specified requirements. By expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a stateexisting laws. Existing law, the Mobilehome
Residency Law, governs the terms and conditions of residency in mobilehome parof a mobilehome park and the homeowner to be in writing and to contain specified terms and provisions.
This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Deadopt regulations to require each person employed or acting under contract as an onsite manager or assistant manager,
or otherwise acting in an onsite or offsite managerial capacity or role, on behalf of a mobilehome park topics, mobilehome rules and regulations and responding to complaints.This bill
contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Mobilehome Residency Law, prescribes various terms and conditions of tenancies in mobilehomemonths’ duration,
and that meets other specified requirements, from local ordinances and initiative measures that establish a maximum amount that a landlord may chreferred to as rent control.This bill
would prohibit the abovemobilehome parks for rental agreements from applying to a rental agreement entered into on and after January 1, 2020. Tthese provisions are severable.
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ct on the environment or to adopt a
tal impact report on a project that it
lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR
icant effect on the environment.This bill would
mitigate that effect and there is no substantial
ad agency fails to approve a certified project before
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hin that county, the city has fewer than 500,000 residents.This bill contains
and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it
ironmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.This bill would
t if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial
declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency
pare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires acause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report for a project that it proposes to carry out
or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect
on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.This bill would make the above
authorization for the plaintiff or petitioner to elect to prepare the record of proceeto agree to an alternative method of record preparation inapplicable in a proceeding challenging
a project that will be exclusively located or implemented in a county with fewer than 1,000,000 residents and, if the project is located in a city witother existing laws. The California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmenproposes to carry out or approve
that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to
preenvironment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a signifmake nonsubstantive
changes to a provision relating to the title of CEQA.The California Envcause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that it
proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effenegative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare
a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environmenevidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.
CEQA prohibits a lead agency or a responsible agency from requiring theunless one or more of 3 specified events occurs. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision
relating to the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR.This bill contains other existinglaws. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined,
to prepare, or cause to be prepared,proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project
will not have that effto prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate
that effect and there is no substantial evidence that extend the authority of the Governor to certify a project to January 1, 2025. The bill would provide that the certification expires
and is no longer valid if the leJanuary 1, 2026. The bill would instead repeal the act on January 1, 2026. Because the bill would extend
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AB 2706FongCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: record of proceedings.AB 2734ChiuCalifornia Environmental Quality Act.AB 2901ChauCalifornia Environmental Quality Act: subsequent or
supplemental environmental impact report.AB 2991SantiagoEnvironmental Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2011.
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ation of the above
itioner, withhold public
nd other existing laws.
horizes specified entities to file
of an environmental impact report (EIR) on a project that
require the plaintiff or petitioner to identify any pecuniary or
Act requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be
t would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial
report and in granting approval for certain projects to require the
d, would have a significant effect on the environment.This bill would
Judicial Council, by July 1, 2021, to make necessary amendments to the rules
ompletion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to
ements may be grounds for dismissal of the action or proceeding by the court.
petitioner, in an action or proceeding brought pursuant to the act, to disclose the identity of a
mandated local program.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws.
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the obligation of the lead agency to prepare concurrently the record of proceedings, this bill woa stateThe California Environmental Qualityprepared, and certify the completion of an
environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adodeclaration if it finds that the project
will not have that effect. The act also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions
in the projecevidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. The act establishes a procedure by which a person may seek judicial review of
the decision of the lmade pursuant to the act. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt a rule of court to establish procedures applicable to actions or proceedings seeking
judicial review of a public agency’s action in certifying the environmental impactaction or proceeding, including any potential appeals, to be resolved within 270 days of the filing
of the certified record of proceedings with the court.This bill would extend the applicdescribed rule of court to actions or proceedings seeking judicial review of a public agency’s
action in certifying the environmental impact report and in granting approval for housing developments, as defined. The bill would require theof court to implement this requirement.
The bill would prohibit a court from staying or enjoining those housing developments unless it makes specified findings.The California Environmental Quality Act requires a lead agency,
as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the ccarry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it
finds that the project will not have that effect. The act autand maintain with a court an action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an act of a public agency
on grounds of noncompliance with the requirements of the act.This bill would require a plaintiff or person or entity that contributes $1,000 or more, as specified, toward the plaintiff’s
or petitioner’s costs of the action or proceeding. The bill also would business interest related to the project or issues involved in the action or proceeding of those persons or entities.
The bill would authorize a court to, upon request of the plaintiff or petdisclosure of a contributor if the court finds that the public interest in keeping that information confidential
clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. The bill would provide that a failure to comply with these requirThe bill would also authorize a court to use the disclosed information
to determine whether the financial burden of private enforcement supports the award of attorneys fees.(1)The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined,
to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration
if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requireto prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment
if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as reviseinstead require that a court, to the extent feasible,
commence hearings on an appeal within 270 days of the date of the filing of the appeal.This bill contains other related provisions a
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tigate that effect and there is no substantial
ontains unforeseen important Native American
This bill contains other existing laws.
s that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency
he requirement that the project be within 1/2 mile of a major transit stop or high
CEQA. CEQA requires a court, if it finds that any determination, finding, or decision of
tion if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency
ided, prohibit the Legislature from enacting legislation to exempt projects from the
claration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency
lief in an action or proceeding brought under CEQA, from enjoining a housing project, as
increase that percentage to 50%.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out
or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative deto prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect
on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mievidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA requires the lead agency
to consult with a public agency that is a responsible agency or a trustee agency during environmental review process.This bill would require the department to separately track and account
for all revenues collected under the above filing fee provision and all costs incurred in its role as a responsible agency or trustee agency under CEQA.The California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as deficause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve
that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it findto prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant
effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect aevidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.
CEQA provides for limited CEQA review or exempts from its requirements transit priority projects meeting certain requirements, including tquality transit corridor included in a regional
transportation plan. CEQA specifies that a project is considered to be within 1/2 mile of a major transit stop or highthings, all parcels within the project have no more than 25% of
their area farther than 1/2 mile from the stop or corridor. This bill, for a transit priority project to meet the requirements for limited CEQA review, wouldThe California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may
have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declarato prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment
if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigatevidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA establishes a procedure by which a
person may seek judicial review of the decision of the lead agency made pursuant toa public agency has been made without compliance with CEQA, to enter an order that, among other things,
suspends any or all specific project activity that could resulthe physical environment, until the public agency has taken actions that may be necessary to bring the determination, finding,
or decision into compliance with CEQA.This measure would prohibit a court, in granting redefined, unless the court finds that the continuation of the housing project presents an imminent
threat to public health and safety or that the housing project site cartifacts or important historical, archaeological, or ecological values that would be materially, permanently, and
adversely affected by the continuation of the housing project. The measure would, except as provrequirements of CEQA unless the projects are housing projects, projects for the development
of roadway
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as defined, to prepare, or
ffect and there is no substantial
which the Governor has declared a
effect. CEQA requires a court, in an
ine the applicability of the exemption to
dings, this bill would impose a state
urts.This bill would prohibit additional or subsequent
QA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or
uld avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial
d agency fails to approve a project certified by the Governor before
it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency
ger valid if the lead agency fails to approve a certified project before January 1, 2025.
bill would require a lead agency, if it determines that a housing project is exempt from
epared, and certify completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it
ludes one or more of specified mandates, one of which may be a mandate to suspend any or
infrastructure, or projects to address an emergency circumstance forstate of emergency.The California Environmental Quality Act (CEcause to be prepared, and certify the completion of
an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopnegative declaration if it finds
that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment
if revisions in the project woevidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. The Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership
Act of 2011 authorizes the Governor,January 1, 2020, to certify projects that meet certain requirements for streamlining benefits provided by that act related to compliance with CEQA
and streamlining of judicial review of action taken by a public agency. The act provides that if a leaJanuary 1, 2021, the certification expires and is no longer valid. The act requires
a lead agency to prepare the record of proceedings for the certified project concurrent with the prepardocuments. The act is repealed by its own terms on January 1, 2021. This bill
would extend the authority of the Governor to certify a project to January 1, 2024. The bill would provide that the certification expires and is no lonThe bill would instead repeal
the act on January 1, 2025. Because the bill would extend the obligation of the lead agency to prepare concurrently the record of proceelocal program. The California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may
have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the
environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that eevidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment. This bill would, until
January 1, 2029, exempt from the requirements of CEQA, housing projects that meet certain requirements. The CEQA under the above provision, to file a specified notice with the county
clerk in each county in which the project is located. By requiring the lead agency to determhousing projects and to file the notice with the county clerk, this bill would impose a stateprogram.This
bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prproposes
to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have thataction or proceeding
brought challenging any determination, finding, or decision of a public agency on the grounds of noncompliance with CEQA and a finding by the court of such noncompliance, to enter an
order that incall specific project activity or activities, as provided. CEQA provides that, except as otherwise specified, it is not intended to limit the equitable powers of the coCEQA
actions or proceedings if an action or proceeding under CEQA has already been instituted against a housing development project, as defined, and a trial court has issued a peremptory
writ of mandat
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uire a
plaintiff or petitioner, withhold public
e that effect. CEQA authorizes specified entities
rohibit subsequent actions or proceedings under
orney’s fees.
nd when the lead agency makes a return to the
bill also would require the plaintiff or petitioner to identify any pecuniary or
prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it
ms, or complaints under CEQA that were not raised in the original action or proceeding or that
with these requirements may be grounds for dismissal of the action or proceeding by the court.
prescribed. The bill would require that any claims regarding the lead agency’s noncompliance with the peremptory writ be raised during the public comment period provided in connection
with the lead agency’s action to comply with the peremptory writ aperemptory writ. The bill would limit those claims to the adequacy of the lead agency’s remedial compliance efforts
in response to the peremptory writ, and would prohibit the court from considering issues, claiwere not resolved by the trial court in favor of the petitioners in the original action
or proceeding from which the peremptory writ was issued. The bill would pCEQA against housing development projects if those projects have already been subject to suit under CEQA. The
bill would specify that it does not extend any statute of limitations.The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be
proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not havto file and maintain
with a court an action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an act of a public agency on grounds of noncompliance with the requirements of CEQA.This bill would
reqplaintiff or petitioner, in an action or proceeding brought pursuant to CEQA, to disclose the identity of a person or entity that contributes $1,000 or more, as specified, toward
the plaintiff’s or petitioner’s costs of the action or proceeding. Thebusiness interest related to the project or issues involved in the action or proceeding of those persons or entities.
The bill would authorize a court to, upon request of thedisclosure of a contributor if the court finds that the public interest in keeping that information confidential clearly outweighs
the public interest in disclosure. The bill would provide that a failure to comply The bill would also authorize a court to use the disclosed information to determine whether the financial
burden of private enforcement supports the award of att
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fice of Public School
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, boarders, lodgers, and others. This bill would prohibit
mong others, the state, the Regents of the University of
Summary
in collaboration with the State Department of Education, to
, the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which HCD
made available. The bill would require the California Tax
Existing law charges various agencies with the administration of
later than 3 years after receiving a grant, a final report that includes
income housing credit, the Building Homes and Jobs Act, the Veterans and
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sting law provides for relocation assistance for persons subject to possible displacement as a result
Existing law establishes various programs and funding sources to enable the devehousing, including the lowAffordable Housing Bond Act of 2018, the Affordable Housing and Sustainable
Communities Program, and the Multifamily Housing Program. these programs, including the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, Department of Housing and Community Development,
and the California Housing Finance Agency.This bill would require thCalifornia Tax Credit Allocation Committee, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing
Finance Agency, and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to conduct an affordable housing cost study that measures the factohousing, breaks down total development costs for
affordable housing, and enables the state to maximize resources allocated for affordable housing. The bill would require the study to consider data from projthat have received funding
from the various programs and funding sources described above. The bill would require the development of the cost study only as existing resources permit without restructuring funding
priorities, or as private resources are Credit Allocation Committee to publish the study by January 1, 2026.Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) and requires it to administer, among other housing programsprovides deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development for specified types of housing projects,
as provided. Existing law, the Teacher Housing Act of 2016, authorizes a school dto establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees
who face challenges in securing affordable housing, as provided. This bill, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act, would require HCD,administer a competitive grant program to
provide planning grants of up to $100,000 each to up to 10 qualified school districts, as defined, that partner with a developer to provide affordable scrental housing, as defined,
to be used for specified purposes in connection with an affordable school employee rental housing project. The bill would require a qualified school district that receives a grant to
submit an annual report and, nospecified information. Upon completion of the pilot program established under the bill, the bill would require HCD, in collaboration with the State Department
of Education and the OfConstruction, to create a toolkit for school districts to use to develop strategies for providing affordable school employee rental housing.(1)Exiof projects
undertaken by a public entity. Existing law defines terms for purposes of these provisions, including defining a “public entity” to include, aCalifornia, a county, city, or district,
various other political subdivisions, and any person who has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain.This bill would expand that definition to incentity utilizing lowalready
occupied by residential tenants.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law specifies various terms and conditions that apply to all persons who
hire dwelling units located within this state, including tenants, lesseesa landlord, or the landlord’s agent, from charging a tenant a late fee in excess of $50 with regard to
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evelopment (HCD) in
the purpose of substantially
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person operating employee housing to obtain a permit
The act deems any employee housing consisting of no
1 of each year an annual report to, among other entities, the
e jurisdiction, and information related to local requirements or
nonprofit entity and financed with public funds equaling 50% or
t a report submitted pursuant to these provisions on its internet
istance and activities of state and local agencies, including the provision of
subsidized housing loan and grant programs. The bill would also require a
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mandated
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nonprofit affordable housing sponsor, private entity, or individual that receives surplus state
specified rental agreements. The bill would specify that it is not intended to supersede any apor regulation that governs the collection of late fees under federal or state housing assistance
programs. Existing law, the Employee Housing Act, requires a to operate that housing from the agency that enforces the act, which may either be the Department of Housing and Community
Development or a city, county, or city and county that assumes responsibility foenforcing the act. Existing law defines “employee housing” for purposes of the act to exclude privately
owned housing, including ownership by a nonprofit entity financed with public funds equaling 50% or more of the original development or purchase cost.more than 36 beds in a group quarters
or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household as an agricultural land use for purposes of all local ordinances and exempted from any businestaxes and registration
and other fees that are not otherwise applicable to agricultural activities. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor. This bill would define “Polanco agrihousing” for purposes of the
act to mean employee housing that is owned by a more of the original development or purchase cost. The bill would also designate Polanco agrihousing consisting of no more than 150 beds
or 50 units or spaces designed for use by a single famias an agricultural land use for purposes of the above specified provisions. By increasing the duties of local officials with respect
to the Employee Housing Act, and by expanding the scope of a crime, the bill would impose a statelaws. Existing law continues into existence the Department of Housing and Community
Dthe Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Under existing law, HCD is required to update and revise the California Statewide Housing Plan, which provides, among other things,
a housing strategy that coordinates the housing asshousing assistance for various populations.This bill would require HCD to create a model plan for the use of alternative forms, as
defined, of developing affordable housing for reducing the cost of a unit of affordable housing. The bill would require the model plan to be used in state agency decisions in all statelocal
agency, real property from the state to use the model plan to guide any housing development on that property. The bill would make findings and declarations in this regaother existing
laws. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development within its boundaries that includes, among other things, a housing element.
That law requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide by AprilDepartment of Housing and Community Development that includes, among other specified information, the number
of net new units of housing that have been issued a completed entitlement, a buildinor a certificate of occupancy, thus far in the housing element cycle, as provided.This bill would
require a planning agency to include in that annual report specified additional information regarding housing development projects located within thincentives for proposed housing development
projects, as provided, thereby imposing a statelocal program. The bill would authorize the department to assess the accuracy of the inforsubmitted as part of the annual report and,
if it determines that any report submitted to it by a planning agency contains inaccurate information, require that the planning agency correct that inaccuracy. The bill would require
the department to pos
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nce with other procedures that,
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onstruction of a deed restricted
ogram. This bill contains other related provisions
ied purposes, including fees for water or sewer
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mposing requirements on local agencies with respect to
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cial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an
s the Attorney General to seek all remedies available under law.This bill would
in the development, if the developer agrees to construct a specified percentage of
ry of a specified notice by the local agency. The bill would require revenues in excess of actual
on a market rate unit within the development. The bill would exempt from these provisions units
itigation Fee Act authorizes a local agency to charge a variety of fees, dedications, reservations, or
is charged, unless voter approval is obtained. Existing law, for specified fees, requires any judicial
website within a reasonable time of receiving the report.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. The Mother exactions in connection with the approval of
a development project, as defined. Existing law prohibits a local agency from imposing fees for specifconnections, capacity charges, zoning variances or changes, use permits, and building
inspections or permits, among others, that exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the feeaction or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or
annul an ordinance, resolution, or motion adopting a new fee or service charge or modifying within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance, resolution, or motion. Exiting law
also provides that, if an ordinance, resolution, or motion provides for an automatic adjustment in a fee or serviceand the adjustment results in an increase in the fee or service charge,
that any action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the increase to be commenced within 120 days of the increase.This bill would delete the provisions requiring a judiordinance
within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance or increase, as applicable. The bill would instead require a judicial action or proceeding to be conducted in accordaamong other
things, require a protest to be filed within 90 days after the imposition of the fees and an action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the imposition of the fees to be filed
within 180 days after delivecost to be used to reimburse the payor of the fee or service charge. By imposing new duties on local agencies, the bill would impose a stateand other existing
laws. Existing law, known as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county toproposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of that city or county with a density
bonus and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing units, or for the donation of land withunits for very low income, lowother requirements. Existing
law requires the Department of Housing annotify a city or county, and authorizes the department to notify the Attorney General, that the city or county has taken an action that violates
specified provisions of law, including the Density Bonus Law. Existing law authorizerequire a city, county, special district, water corporation, utility, or other local agency, except
a school district, to reduce an impact fee or other charges imposed on the caffordable housing unit that is built pursuant to a density bonus, to amounts that are, depending on the
affordability restriction on the unit, a specified percentage of the impact fee or other charge that would be imposed that are required to be affordable pursuant to a local inclusionary
housing ordinance. The bill would define “impact fee” for purposes of these provisions. By idensity bonuses, this bill would impose a stateprovisions and other existing laws.
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ousing successor as a housing asset of the former
these securities.
agencies and community development agencies as of February 1,
mer redevelopment agency. Existing law requires the housing successor to
and monitoring costs relating to ensuring the long
ate moneys designated as surplus and determined to be available for that purpose by the Pooled
uring the housing successor’s preceding 8 fiscal years, whichever is greater.This bill contains
unds, within 3 fiscal years, for the development of affordable housing, or to enter into an agreement
ould expand the definition of “excess surplus” to also include, for an entity operating as a housing
miums of an insurer, as defined, doing business in this state at specified rates. The Personal Income
Existing law dissolved redevelopment2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies and to, among other
things, make payments due for enforceable obligto perform duties required by any enforceable obligation. Existing law authorizes the city, county, or city and county that created a
former redevelopment agency to elect to retain the housing assets and functions previously performed by the formaintain any funds transferred to it, together with any funds generated
from housing assets in a separate Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund to be used in accordance with applprovisions of the Community Redevelopment Law, except as specified. Existing
law requires the housing successor to expend funds received from the successor agency to meet its enforceable obligations, and for specified administrative subject to affordability
restrictions. The housing successor may then expend a specified amount per fiscal year for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing services, including sin that provision, and must use
all funds remaining thereafter for the development of affordable housing, as specified. If a housing successor has an excess surplus, the housing successor is required to encumber those
fto transfer the funds for transit priority projects, as specified. Existing law defines the term “excess surplus” for these purposes to mean an unencumberModerate Income Housing Asset
Fund that exceeds the greater of $1,000,000 or the aggregate amount deposited into the fund during the housing successor’s preceding 4 fiscal years, whichever is greater.This bill wsuccessor
in the City of Indian Wells, the City of La Quinta, or the County of Yolo that owns and operates affordable housing that was transferred to the hredevelopment agency, an unencumbered
amount in the housing successor’s Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund that exceeds the greater of $1,000,000 or the aggregate amount deposited into the account dother related
provisions. Existing law requires the Treasurer to invest, or deposit in banks and savings and loan associations, specified stMoney Investment Board. Existing law prescribes eligible
securities for the investment of surplus moneys under these provisions, including bonds, notes, and warrcounty, city, or specified types of districts of this state.This bill would expand
the scope of securities eligible for investment under these provisions to include loans issued by the California InfrastructuEconomic Development Bank for the financing of infrastructure
projects by local agencies. The bill, by January 1, 2022, would require the Treasurer to target an investment of 1% of the average daily balance of the Pooled Money Investment Account
in Existing state constitutional law governing insurance taxation imposes an annual tax on the gross preTax Law and the Corporation Tax Law impose taxes upon taxable income for the
taxable year, as specified. The Personal Income Tax Law, the Corporation Tax insurers allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws, including a lowtax credit allocated
by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.This bill would allow a credit
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AB MayesRedevelopment: housing successor: Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund.AB 2480LimónState funds: investment: California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank loans.AB
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the amount of each qualified investment
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redit allowed pursuant to these provisions
ost allowance and loan repayments, as
es. The state Personal Income Tax Law and
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fiscal year thereafter, the administrative cost allowance, defined as the maximum
controller in the preceding fiscal year for payment of enforceable obligations, reduced by ver, that a successor agency’s administrative cost allowance shall not exceed 50% of the
-pment Property Tax Trust Fund the department authorized to pay enforceable obligations in
fied conformity with the federal New Markets Tax Credit, for taxable years beginning on or
oversight board
y reductions made, as provided. The bill, however, would set a minimum of $250,000 for the
t Program established by this bill, not to exceed $20,000,000, if the aggregate amount of
he bill would require GO
the taxes imposed under the Personal Income Tax Law, the Corporation Tax Law, and the law
against governing the taxation of insurers (CDC tax credit) for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, in an amount equal to the applicable credit percentage ofmade by
the taxpayer during the taxable year to an eligible community development corporation that is certified by the Treasurer to receive an allocation of tax credit pursuant to the Community
Development Tax Crediqualified investments made by the taxpayer in the taxable year is at least $100,000. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing
law dissolved redevelopment agencies as of February 1, 2012, and designates successor agencies to act as successor entities to the dissolved redevelopment agenciesagencies to, among
other things, continue making payments due for enforceable obligations and wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies. Existing law provides that, commencing July
1, 2016, and for eachamount of administrative costs that may be paid to a successor agency from the Redevelopment Tax Trust Fund in a fiscal year, is up to 3% of the actual property
tax distribucounty auditorthe successor agency’s administrative cost allowance, and loan repayments, as provided. Existing law provides, howetotal Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund
distributed to pay enforceable obligations in the preceding fiscal year, reduced by the successor agency’s administrative cprovided. Existing law requires the Department of Finance
to make a determination of the enforceable obligations and the amounts and funding sources of the enforceable obligations by April 15 of each year, based on an successor agency.This
bill would change the formula for calculating a successor agency’s administrative cost allowance by providing that, for the period covering January 1, 20each fiscal year thereafter,
the administrative cost allowance shall be up to 3% of the actual property tax the department authorized in the preceding fiscal year for payment of approved enforceable obligations,
prior to anadministrative cost allowance in any fiscal year, unless this amount is reduced by the oversight board or by agreement between the successor agency and the departmennotwithstanding
those provisions, for the period covering January 1, 2021, until June 30, 2021, and for each fiscal year thereafter, a successor agency’s annual administrative costs shall not exceed
50% of the total Redevelothe preceding fiscal year, prior to any reductions made, as provided.Existing federal law allows a New Markets Tax Credit to a taxpayer holding a qualified
equity investment in an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the amount paid to the qualified community development entity for investment in lowthe Corporation Tax Law allow
various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws.This bill would allow a California New Markets Tax Credit under the Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law, in modiafter
January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, in a specified amount for investments in lowcommunities. The bill would limit the total annual amount of cto $100,000,000 per calendar year.
The bill would impose specified duties on the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GOcredit. T
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development corporations: allocations: income taxation: credits.AB 3009MullinRedevelopment: successor agenciesadministrative cost allowance.AB 3101Rubio, BlancaPersonal income taxes:
corporation taxes: credits: California New Markets Tax Credit.
tion of the
e purpose of enabling regions to
velopment district, or a combination
ct under the program. Among other
d (ERAF) in that county for allocation to
elated provisions.
By requiring the applicant and the department to
ent Fund, and use the revenue, upon annual
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formulas and procedures, and generally requires that
sector regional strategies to address key regional issues
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requirements by requiring, for purposes of determining property tax
Biz to administer these credits for those taxable years.This bill contains
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criteria. The bill would also authorize certain local agencies to establish an affordable
Development Investment Committee. The bill would authorize a city, county, city and
egy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private
agency, one local business, and one nonprofit organization, that spans a geographic area that
eys are appropriated to GO
local jurisdictions in accordance with specified formulas and procedures, subject to certain
the allocation of the credit, to be deposited in the California New Markets Tax Credit Account established by the bill within the California Economic Developmappropriation by the Legislature,
to defray the cost of applying to and administering the credits, as specified. The bill would authorize the allocation for these credits only for those taxable years for which monother
related provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the Economic Revitalization Act, estEconomic Development, also known as “GOunder the control of a director. The act requires
GOeconomic stratsector investment, and economic growth.This bill would establish the Regions Rise Grant Program within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for
thcollaborate and create interdisciplinary and crossand challenges. The bill would define “region” for these purposes as a group consisting of at least one governmentincludes an area
in at least 2 different counties, and is comprised of an area that experiences common community issues and challenges.This bill contains other rExisting property tax law requires the
county auditor, in each fiscal year, to allocate property tax revenue tomodifications. Existing law requires an annual reallocation of property tax revenue from local agencies in each
county to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Funspecified educational entities.This bill would establish in state government the Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment
Program, which would be administered by the Affordable Housing and Community county, joint powers agency, enhanced infrastructure financing district, affordable housing authority, community
revitalization and investment authority, transit village deof those entities, to apply to the Affordable Housing and Community Development Investment Committee to participate in the
program and would authorize the committee to approve or deny plans for projects meeting specifichousing and community development investment agency and authorize an agency to apply
for funding under the program and issue bonds, as provided, to carry out a projethings, the bill would require that an applicant certify that a skilled and trained workforce, as defined,
will be used to complete the project if the plan is approved, except as specified. The bill would also require the Department of Housing and Community Development to certify to the
committee whether the housing element of the applicant, if applicable, is in substantial compliance with specified law and whether any rezoning of sites required by law have been completed.
make these certifications, the bill would expand the scope of the crime of perjury.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Existing property tax law requires
the county auditor, in each fiscal year, to allocate property tax revenue to local jurisdictions in accordance with specified each jurisdiction be allocated an amount equal to the total
of the amount of revenue allocated to that jurisdiction in the prior fiscal year, subject to certain modifications, and that jurisdiction’s porannual tax increment, as defined. Existing
property tax law also reduces the amounts of ad valorem property tax revenue that would otherwise be annually allocated to the county, cities, and special districts pursuant to these
general allocation
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Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, authorizes the
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by providing grants, as provided, to Treasury
Governor’s office to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and
n eligible recipient, defined as a community development financial institution that
e a direct and substantial benefit to lower income households. This bill contains other
entation Fund in that county for allocation to school districts, community college districts,
bill would enact the California Climate Technology and Infrastructure Financing Act to
22 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the
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revenue allocations in each county for the 1992tax revenue deemed allocated in the prior fiscal year to the county, cities, and in accordance with certain formulas. Existing property
tax law requires that the revenues not allocated to the county, cities, and special districts as a result of these reductions be transferred to the Educational Revenue Augmand the county
office of education. This bill would establish a pilot program, pursuant to which, for the 2021would increase the total amount of ad valorem property tax revenue that is otherwise required
to be allocated to specified cities within the county by the residential infill development amount, as defined, ato commensurately decrease the amount of ad valorem property tax revenue
that is otherwise required to be allocated to the county Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund and, if necessary, the amount of those revenue otherwise required to be allocated to infill
development amount be equal to the total amount of ad valorem property revenue attributable to the application of the property tax rate limited by the California Constitution to each
qualdevelopment project, as defined, within the city, subject to certain limitations.This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. (1)Existing law establishes
the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, known as “GOthe marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic
growth. Existing federal law establishes the Capital Magnefund available to the United States Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a competitive grant program to attract private capital
for, and increase investment in, certain affordable housing and economic development projects financial institutions or nonprofit organizations that meet specified criteria.This bill
would establish the Community Development Financial Institutions Grant Program, administeof providing grants to qualified community development financial institutions. The bill would
establish the Community Development Financial Institutions Grant Fund and, upon appropriation, require GOto award a grant to ameets specified criteria under the program, as provided.
The bill would require, among other things, that an eligible recipient provide matching funds on a dollarprivate, nongovernmental sources. The bill would specify authorized uses of
grant funds, including providing loans, grants, equity investments, or technical assistance within lowpurposes that havrelated provisions and other existing laws. Existing law, the
BergesonCalifornia Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, governed by a board of directors, to make loans, issue bonds, and provide other assistance for varamong other things.
The activities of the bank under these provisions are funded from the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Fund, which is continuously appropriated for these purposes.
Thisrequire the bank, in consultation with specified agencies to administer the Climate Catalyst Revolving Fund, which the bill would establish to provide financial assistadefined.This
bill contains other related provisions. The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allows various credits against the taximposed by those laws, including (1) in modified
conformity to a credit allowed by federal income tax
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e investments and to post some of that information on
s, including the number of jobs the taxpayer will create or
ined, and, for purposes of the Corporation Tax Law, 24% of
Office of Business and Economic Development to develop content
ally, representatives from various programs and agencies across the
se Tax Law and the Transactions and Use Tax Law.This bill contains other
r consumption in this state, in lieu of claiming the research and development
laws, a credit under both laws in an amount equal to 15% of the excess of qualified research expenses for the taxable year over the base amount, as defthe basic research payments, as
defined, (research and development income tax credit) and (2) a credit against the taxes imposed under those laws for each taxable year beginning on and after Januarand before January
1, 2030, in an amount provided in a written agreement between the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and the taxpayer, approved by the California Competes Tax Credit
Committee, and based on specified factorretain in the state and the amount of investment in the state by the taxpayer (Cal Competes income tax credit).This bill would permit a qualified
person who has paid qualified sales tax reimbursemretailer on the sale of tangible personal property sold at retail in this state or has paid qualified use tax on the storage, use,
or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property purchased from a retailer for storage, use, or otheincome tax credit or the Cal Competes income tax credit under the
Personal Income Tax Law or the Corporation Tax Law, to file a claim for a refund equal to the amount of the credwould define qualified sales tax reimbursement and qualified use tax
to include state sales and use taxes and those local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to, or in accordance with, the BradleyUniform Local Sales and Urelated provisions and other
existing laws. Existing law authorizes the Governor’son its internet website or through other mediums to be used for public dissemination, through outreach activities, in order to provide
information and resources to inform the general public aband other geographically targeted economic development programs, including California promise zones and California opportunity
zones. Existing law requires the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to convene, at least annustate and from various federal programs and agencies for the purpose
of discussing how California can leverage promise zones and opportunity zones to meet state and local community and ecodevelopment needs.This bill, until January 1, 2026, would require
the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, in cooperation with the Office of Planning and Research, to track specified information regarding California opportunity
zonthe Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development’s internet website. The bill, to assist the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development in this regard, would
require, until January2026, the manager of an opportunity zone fund to submit specified information about the fund and any real estate investments to the Governor’s Office of Business
and Economic Development, as provided.This bill contains other related provisions.
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