California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 72 — Housing.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 370, Statutes of 2017.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city or county and of any land outside its boundaries that bears relation to its planning. That law also requires the general plan to contain specified mandatory elements, including a housing element for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. Existing law prescribes requirements for the preparation of the housing element, including a requirement that a planning agency submit a draft of the element or draft amendment to the element to the Department of Housing and Community Development prior to the adoption of the element or amendment to the element. Existing law requires the department to review the draft and report its written findings, as specified. Existing law also requires the department, in its written findings, to determine whether the draft substantially complies with the housing element. This bill would require the department to also review any action or failure to act by the city, county, or city and county that it determines is inconsistent with an adopted housing element or a specified provision and to issue written findings, as specified, whether the action or failure to act substantially complies with the housing element. If the department finds that the action or failure to act by the city, county, or city and county does not substantially comply with the housing element, and if it has issued findings as described above that an amendment to the housing element substantially complies with the housing element, the bill would authorize the department, after allowing no more than 30 days for a local agency response, to revoke its findings until it determines that the city, county, or city and county has come into compliance with the housing element. The bill would also require the department to notify the city, county, or city and county and authorize the department to notify the Office of the Attorney General that the city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department makes certain findings of noncompliance or a violation.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 370, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 18. Page 3508.).

  5. Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3507.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 2961.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 17).

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  13. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 19. Page 2053.)

  16. Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Page 1990.)

  17. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1852.)

  18. Assembly Rule 69(b) suspended. (Ayes 53. Noes 23. Page 1851.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 4.) (May 26).

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  25. Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

  26. Read first time.

  27. From printer. May be heard in committee January 18.

  28. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Chiu · Cosponsor
  • Mullin · Cosponsor
  • Santiago · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Santiago

Co-sponsors (2)

  • Chiu
  • Mullin

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 119 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

AB 72 SANTIAGO Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 58 Yea · 18 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 421402
Democratic 15000
Republican 1401
Total 581803
% of votes cast 73%23%0%4%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Mathis — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Voepel — Nay
Weber — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Medina — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Harper — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Gray — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Steinorth — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Acosta — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading AB72 Santiago et al. By Atkins

Passed 28 Yea · 8 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23804
Democratic 5000
Total 28804
% of votes cast 70%20%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Portantino — Yea
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Newman — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Nay
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

housing
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does AB 72 do?
The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city or county and of any land outside its boundaries that bears relation to its planning. That law also requires the general plan to contain specified mandatory elements, including a housing element for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. Existing law prescribes requirements for the preparation of the housing element, including a requirement that a planning agency submit a draft of the element or draft amendment to the element to the Department of Housing and Community Development prior to the adoption of the element or amendment to the element. Existing law requires the department to review the draft and report its written findings, as specified. Existing law also requires the department, in its written findings, to determine whether the draft substantially complies with the housing element. This bill would require the department to also review any action or failure to act by the city, county, or city and county that it determines is inconsistent with an adopted housing element or a specified provision and to issue written findings, as specified, whether the action or failure to act substantially complies with the housing element. If the department finds that the action or failure to act by the city, county, or city and county does not substantially comply with the housing element, and if it has issued findings as described above that an amendment to the housing element substantially complies with the housing element, the bill would authorize the department, after allowing no more than 30 days for a local agency response, to revoke its findings until it determines that the city, county, or city and county has come into compliance with the housing element. The bill would also require the department to notify the city, county, or city and county and authorize the department to notify the Office of the Attorney General that the city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department makes certain findings of noncompliance or a violation.
Who sponsors AB 72?
AB 72 is sponsored by Chiu, Mullin, and Santiago.
What is the current status of AB 72?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 72?
Track AB 72 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on AB 72

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of AB 72

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →