California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2653 — Planning and Zoning Law: housing elements.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 657, Statutes of 2022.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2022. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, 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 requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by April 1 of each year that includes, among other information, a housing element portion that includes, as provided, the city or county's progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs and local efforts to remove governmental constraints on the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing, as specified; the net number of new units of housing; and data from a sample of projects, selected by the planning agency, that were approved to receive a density bonus from the city or county. This bill would require the planning agency to additionally include in its annual report the number of all new housing units, the number of housing units demolished, and data from all projects approved to receive a density bonus from the city or county, as specified. The bill would authorize the Department of Housing and Community Development to request corrections to the housing element portion of an annual report, as specified. The bill would require the planning agency to make the requested corrections within 30 days, and would authorize the department to reject the housing element portion of an annual report if the report is not in substantial compliance with these requirements. If the department rejects the housing element portion of an annual report, the bill would require the department to provide the reasons for the rejection in writing, as specified. By imposing additional duties on the city or county planning agency, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the department to notify a city, county, or city and county, and authorizes the department to notify the Attorney General, that a city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department finds that the housing element or an amendment to that element, or any specified action or failure to act, does not substantially comply with the law as it pertains to housing elements or that any local government has taken an action in violation of certain housing laws. This bill would additionally authorize the department to notify a city, county, city and county, or the Attorney General when the planning agency of a city, county, or city and county fails to comply with the provision that requires the above annual report, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65400 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1743, AB 2011, and AB 2094, to be operative only if this bill and AB 1743, AB 2011, AB 2094, or any combination thereof, are enacted and this bill is enacted last, as provided. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65585 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2011 and AB 2097 to be operative only if this bill and either or both AB 2011 and AB 2097 are enacted and this bill is enacted last, as provided. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 657, Statutes of 2022.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 55. Noes 20.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 9. Page 5222.).

  7. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (August 11).

  11. In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Referred to Com. on HOUSING.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 19.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (May 19).

  18. Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)

  19. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.

  20. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

  23. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  24. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  25. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  27. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

  28. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.

  29. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

  30. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Santiago

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

AB 2653 Santiago Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 55 Yea · 20 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27203
Unaffiliated 28902
Republican 0900
Total 552005
% of votes cast 69%25%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Smith — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Alvarez, David Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
McKinnor, Tina Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Not Voting
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB2653 Santiago et al. By Durazo

Passed 31 Yea · 9 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18500
Democratic 13000
Republican 0400
Total 31900
% of votes cast 78%23%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Newman — Yea
Min — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Roth — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Pan — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Borgeas — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Bates — Nay
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 6 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 3100
Republican 1000
Total 6100
% of votes cast 86%14%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Portantino — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Nay
Laird, John Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bradford — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Bates — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

Passed 7 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 2100
Republican 0001
Total 7101
% of votes cast 78%11%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Skinner — Yea
Roth — Yea
Bates — Nay
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Not Voting

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AB 2653 Santiago Assembly Third Reading

Passed 55 Yea · 19 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27201
Unaffiliated 28803
Republican 0900
Total 551904
% of votes cast 71%24%0%5%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Kiley — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Smith — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Villapudua — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Not Voting
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Democratic 7000
Republican 0200
Total 12400
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Vince Fong — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Davies, Laurie Republican Nay

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Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

Passed 6 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 5000
Unaffiliated 1100
Republican 0100
Total 6200
% of votes cast 75%25%0%0%
How each member voted (8)
Member Party Vote
Kiley — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2653 do?
Existing law, 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 requires the planning agency of a city or county to provide an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development by April 1 of each year that includes, among other information, a housing element portion that includes, as provided, the city or county's progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs and local efforts to remove governmental constraints on the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing, as specified; the net number of new units of housing; and data from a sample of projects, selected by the planning agency, that were approved to receive a density bonus from the city or county. This bill would require the planning agency to additionally include in its annual report the number of all new housing units, the number of housing units demolished, and data from all projects approved to receive a density bonus from the city or county, as specified. The bill would authorize the Department of Housing and Community Development to request corrections to the housing element portion of an annual report, as specified. The bill would require the planning agency to make the requested corrections within 30 days, and would authorize the department to reject the housing element portion of an annual report if the report is not in substantial compliance with these requirements. If the department rejects the housing element portion of an annual report, the bill would require the department to provide the reasons for the rejection in writing, as specified. By imposing additional duties on the city or county planning agency, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires the department to notify a city, county, or city and county, and authorizes the department to notify the Attorney General, that a city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department finds that the housing element or an amendment to that element, or any specified action or failure to act, does not substantially comply with the law as it pertains to housing elements or that any local government has taken an action in violation of certain housing laws. This bill would additionally authorize the department to notify a city, county, city and county, or the Attorney General when the planning agency of a city, county, or city and county fails to comply with the provision that requires the above annual report, as specified. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65400 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1743, AB 2011, and AB 2094, to be operative only if this bill and AB 1743, AB 2011, AB 2094, or any combination thereof, are enacted and this bill is enacted last, as provided. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65585 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2011 and AB 2097 to be operative only if this bill and either or both AB 2011 and AB 2097 are enacted and this bill is enacted last, as provided. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for specified reasons.
Who sponsors AB 2653?
AB 2653 is sponsored by Santiago and Wicks, Buffy (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2653?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2022. Enacted.
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