California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 251 — Housing and community development: housing omnibus bill.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 632, Statutes of 2009.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(1) Existing law requires each city, county, or city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan for its jurisdiction that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. One part of the housing element is an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to meeting those needs. The assessment includes the locality's share of the regional housing need. That share is determined by the appropriate council of governments, subject to revision by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The council of governments is also required to issue a proposed final allocation plan and to hold a public hearing to adopt a final allocation plan. This bill would require the council of governments to submit its final allocation plan to the department within 3 days of adoption. The bill would specify that the department determine whether the plan is consistent with the existing and projected housing need for the region within 60 days from the date of its receipt of the final allocation plan adopted by the council of governments. (2) Existing law exempts from the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act specified types of property, including the conversion of a community apartment project, and the conversion of a stock cooperative, unless a parcel or final map was approved by the legislative body of a local agency, if specified requirements are met. This bill would modify the requirements for an exemption relating to the conversion of a community apartment project and stock cooperative. (3) Existing law authorizes a manufactured home manufacturer to sell manufactured homes, as defined, directly to a licensed California general building contractor, as defined, when specified conditions are met. This bill would additionally authorize a manufactured home manufacturer to sell manufactured homes, as defined, directly to a nonprofit corporation, as defined, that is also a Community Housing Development Organization, as defined, when specified conditions are met. (4) Existing law requires all fuel-gas-burning water heater appliances in new manufactured homes or new multifamily manufactured homes installed in the state to be seismically braced, anchored, or strapped. In the event of a sale of a home, the homeowner or contractor responsible for the installation of the home is required to ensure all fuel-gas-burning water heater appliances are seismically braced, anchored, or strapped, consistent with existing law. The requirement is satisfied when the homeowner or responsible contractor both completes that work and signs a declaration stating each fuel-gas-burning water heater is secured. This bill would instead provide that the requirement is satisfied when the homeowner or responsible contractor signs the declaration. (5) Existing law establishes the Affordable Housing Revolving Development and Acquisition Program under the administration of the Department of Housing and Community Development. Existing law requires that funds in the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund be allocated in the amount of $35,000,000 for a local housing trust fund matching grant program established under a specified provision of existing law. Existing law prescribes various funding preferences and set-aside requirements upon the department with respect to these allocated funds. This bill would, notwithstanding specified provisions of existing law, impose new requirements regarding the availability of funds for encumbrance for newly established housing trust funds, the disbursements in liquidation of the encumbrance, and the reversion of funds not encumbered, as specified. (6) This bill would correct erroneous cross-references, and make various other technical changes in existing law relating to housing. (7) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 66412 of the Government Code proposed by SB 113, that would become operative only if SB 113 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last. (8) This bill would also incorporate additional changes in Section 53545.9 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 570, that would become operative only if AB 570 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 632, Statutes of 2009.

  2. Approved by Governor.

  3. Enrolled. To Governor at 11 a.m.

  4. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2372.) To enrollment.

  5. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3058.) To Senate.

  7. Read third time. Amended. To third reading.

  8. Read third time. Amended. (Page 2711.) To third reading.

  9. Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and ordered to the Senate.

  10. In Assembly. Held at Desk.

  11. Ordered returned to Assembly for further action.

  12. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  13. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2544.) To Senate.

  14. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  15. (Heard in committee on July 8.)

  16. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 8.)

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  18. To Com. on H. & C.D.

  19. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 622.) To Assembly.

  21. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  22. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 499.)

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  24. Set for hearing April 14.

  25. To Com. on T. & H.

  26. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 27.

  27. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Transportation and Housing · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Transportation and Housing

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB251 Committee on T.&H. (Lowenthal) Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37001
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 39002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 251 T.& H. Senate Third Reading By TORRES

Passed 89 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 84001
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 89002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Evans — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Coto — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Davis — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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SB 251 T.& H. Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 84 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 78007
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 84007
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Charles — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Yamada — Yea
Saldana — Not Voting
Lieu — Not Voting
Anderson — Not Voting
Bass — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Not Voting
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Not Voting
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Total 6000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (6)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Knight — Yea
Torres — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Ma — Yea

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Consent Calendar 2nd SB251 Committee on T.& H. (Lowenthal)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34002
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Romero — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Ducheny — Not Voting
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 1000
Unaffiliated 9001
Total 10001
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Harman — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Huff — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Simitian — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 251 do?
(1) Existing law requires each city, county, or city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan for its jurisdiction that contains certain mandatory elements, including a housing element. One part of the housing element is an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to meeting those needs. The assessment includes the locality's share of the regional housing need. That share is determined by the appropriate council of governments, subject to revision by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The council of governments is also required to issue a proposed final allocation plan and to hold a public hearing to adopt a final allocation plan. This bill would require the council of governments to submit its final allocation plan to the department within 3 days of adoption. The bill would specify that the department determine whether the plan is consistent with the existing and projected housing need for the region within 60 days from the date of its receipt of the final allocation plan adopted by the council of governments. (2) Existing law exempts from the requirements of the Subdivision Map Act specified types of property, including the conversion of a community apartment project, and the conversion of a stock cooperative, unless a parcel or final map was approved by the legislative body of a local agency, if specified requirements are met. This bill would modify the requirements for an exemption relating to the conversion of a community apartment project and stock cooperative. (3) Existing law authorizes a manufactured home manufacturer to sell manufactured homes, as defined, directly to a licensed California general building contractor, as defined, when specified conditions are met. This bill would additionally authorize a manufactured home manufacturer to sell manufactured homes, as defined, directly to a nonprofit corporation, as defined, that is also a Community Housing Development Organization, as defined, when specified conditions are met. (4) Existing law requires all fuel-gas-burning water heater appliances in new manufactured homes or new multifamily manufactured homes installed in the state to be seismically braced, anchored, or strapped. In the event of a sale of a home, the homeowner or contractor responsible for the installation of the home is required to ensure all fuel-gas-burning water heater appliances are seismically braced, anchored, or strapped, consistent with existing law. The requirement is satisfied when the homeowner or responsible contractor both completes that work and signs a declaration stating each fuel-gas-burning water heater is secured. This bill would instead provide that the requirement is satisfied when the homeowner or responsible contractor signs the declaration. (5) Existing law establishes the Affordable Housing Revolving Development and Acquisition Program under the administration of the Department of Housing and Community Development. Existing law requires that funds in the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund be allocated in the amount of $35,000,000 for a local housing trust fund matching grant program established under a specified provision of existing law. Existing law prescribes various funding preferences and set-aside requirements upon the department with respect to these allocated funds. This bill would, notwithstanding specified provisions of existing law, impose new requirements regarding the availability of funds for encumbrance for newly established housing trust funds, the disbursements in liquidation of the encumbrance, and the reversion of funds not encumbered, as specified. (6) This bill would correct erroneous cross-references, and make various other technical changes in existing law relating to housing. (7) This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 66412 of the Government Code proposed by SB 113, that would become operative only if SB 113 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last. (8) This bill would also incorporate additional changes in Section 53545.9 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by AB 570, that would become operative only if AB 570 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2010, and this bill is chaptered last.
Who sponsors SB 251?
SB 251 is sponsored by Committee on Transportation and Housing.
What is the current status of SB 251?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 251?
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