Transit-Oriented Development & Upzoning SB 79 will make it faster and easier to build multi-family housing near transit stops, like train and rapid bus lines, by making it legal for more homes to be built in these areas and streamlining…
AB 609
Environmentally-Beneficial Housing Exemption AB 609 will create a streamlined permitting process for multi-family housing in already-developed urban areas by exempting these projects from the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill defines housing in these areas as environmentally beneficial, consistent with…
SB 677
Improving SB 9 & SB 423 SB 677 will make it easier to build housing of all types, faster and more affordably. SB 677 improves existing law ensuring the right to build duplexes and fourplexes in residential neighborhoods, and strengthens…
AB 253
Third Party Permit Review (Housing “Shot Clock”) This bill will speed up the approval process for new homes by allowing home builders to hire a licensed and certified third-party reviewer for review of housing permit applications if the local government…
AB 595
The Building Homeownership for All Act AB 595 will create more affordable homeownership opportunities for working families and communities of color by providing tax credits for the construction of for-sale homes affordable to Californians who earn moderate incomes. Homeownership is…
AB 1154
ADU/JADU Parity AB 1154 clarifies rules that cover Junior Accessory Dwelling Units – ADUs built within an existing home’s building envelope (including the garage) – to make it faster and easier to construct these popular and affordable types of housing.…
AB 1308
Third Party Inspections AB 1308 will help bring new homes to market faster by allowing home builders to hire a licensed and certified third-party inspector to complete final inspections if the local government cannot complete inspections of permitted work within…
SB 315
Park Impact Fees Reform SB 315 will address the abuse of local parks fees by jurisdictions that use exorbitant fees to impede or otherwise drive up the cost of new homes. The bill imposes reasonable limits on park fees for…
AB 1061
SB 9 Historic District Reform This bill will make it easier to increase the number of homes – including duplexes – in single-family neighborhoods by allowing the California HOME Act (SB 9, 2021) to be used in historic districts, ending…
AB 413
Accessible Housing Guidelines AB 413 will require the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) to translate key state housing guidelines and handbooks into the non-English languages commonly spoken in California. The California Department of Housing & Community Development…