California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2299 — Land use: housing: 2nd units.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 735, Statutes of 2016.

  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 February 18, 2016. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to regulate, among other things, the intensity of land use, and also authorizes a local agency to provide by ordinance for the creation of 2nd units in single-family and multifamily residential zones, as specified. Existing law authorizes the ordinance to designate areas within the jurisdiction of the local agency where 2nd units may be permitted, to impose specified standards on 2nd units, and to provide that 2nd units do not exceed allowable density and are a residential use, as specified. This bill would replace the term "second unit" with "accessory dwelling unit." The bill would, instead, require the ordinance to include the elements described above and would also require the ordinance to require accessory dwelling units to comply with specified conditions. This bill would require ministerial, nondiscretionary approval of an accessory dwelling unit under an existing ordinance. The bill would also specify that a local agency may reduce or eliminate parking requirements for any accessory dwelling unit located within its jurisdiction. Existing law requires that parking requirements for 2nd units not exceed one parking space per unit or per bedroom. Under existing law, additional parking may be required provided that a finding is made that the additional parking requirements are directly related to the use of the 2nd unit and are consistent with existing neighborhood standards applicable to residential dwellings. This bill would delete the above-described authorization for additional parking requirements. By increasing the duties of local officials with respect to land use regulations, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 65852.2 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1069 that would become operative only if SB 1069 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last. 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 a specified reason.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 735, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 60. Noes 15. Page 6542.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4. Page 5519.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Joint Rule 61(b)(16) suspended. (Page 5452.)

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  16. Referred to Coms. on T. & H. and GOV. & F.

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

  18. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 24. Page 5242.)

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (May 11).

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

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  23. (pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)

  24. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4218.)

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

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

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

  28. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  29. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Bloom · Primary
  • Wieckowski · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Bloom

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Wieckowski

Not signed on (120)

120 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

AB 2299 BLOOM Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 60 Yea · 15 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 531304
Democratic 4100
Republican 3101
Total 601505
% of votes cast 75%19%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Lopez — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Gray — Not Voting
Gordon — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Kim — Yea
Levine — Nay
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mayes — Not Voting
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Williams — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB2299 Bloom By Wieckowski

Passed 31 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31302
Democratic 0102
Total 31404
% of votes cast 79%10%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Mendoza — Nay
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Nay
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Not Voting
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance]

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6004
Democratic 1000
Total 7004
% of votes cast 64%0%0%36%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Allen — Not Voting
Bates — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 2299 BLOOM Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 24 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 471805
Democratic 4100
Republican 0500
Total 512405
% of votes cast 64%30%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Baker — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Chau — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Gordon — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Bigelow — Not Voting
Chang — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14600
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Nay
Bonilla — Yea
Chau — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2299 do?
The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to regulate, among other things, the intensity of land use, and also authorizes a local agency to provide by ordinance for the creation of 2nd units in single-family and multifamily residential zones, as specified. Existing law authorizes the ordinance to designate areas within the jurisdiction of the local agency where 2nd units may be permitted, to impose specified standards on 2nd units, and to provide that 2nd units do not exceed allowable density and are a residential use, as specified. This bill would replace the term "second unit" with "accessory dwelling unit." The bill would, instead, require the ordinance to include the elements described above and would also require the ordinance to require accessory dwelling units to comply with specified conditions. This bill would require ministerial, nondiscretionary approval of an accessory dwelling unit under an existing ordinance. The bill would also specify that a local agency may reduce or eliminate parking requirements for any accessory dwelling unit located within its jurisdiction. Existing law requires that parking requirements for 2nd units not exceed one parking space per unit or per bedroom. Under existing law, additional parking may be required provided that a finding is made that the additional parking requirements are directly related to the use of the 2nd unit and are consistent with existing neighborhood standards applicable to residential dwellings. This bill would delete the above-described authorization for additional parking requirements. By increasing the duties of local officials with respect to land use regulations, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 65852.2 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1069 that would become operative only if SB 1069 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2017, and this bill is chaptered last. 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 a specified reason.
Who sponsors AB 2299?
AB 2299 is sponsored by Bloom and Wieckowski.
What is the current status of AB 2299?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 2299?
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