Double Detached ADUs AB 956 will increase the housing potential of single-family lots by empowering homeowners to build up to two detached ADUs (accessory dwelling units) on their properties. Currently, a single-family homeowner is limited to building only one detached…
AB 1294
Universal Applications for Home Building AB 1294 creates a single, statewide application process for new home construction in California, making it faster, cheaper, and easier for home builders to complete the application process. Currently, every city in California has its…
AB 1070
Building Codes for “Missing Middle” Housing AB 1070 will direct state agencies to study how using the residential building code for small, multi-family home projects could accelerate the construction of “missing middle” housing. Under current California building codes, small apartment…
AB 1406
New Home Deposit Reform AB 1406 will give more Californians a pathway to affordable homeownership by raising current limits on homebuyer deposits in new housing developments. The bill helps builders lower their construction and financing costs by reducing risk to…
SB 79
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. Across California,…
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 1061
SB 9 Historic District Reform AB 1061 will make it easier to increase the number of homes — including duplexes — in single-family neighborhoods by allowing California HOME Act (SB 9, 2021) to be used in historic districts as long…
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…
SB 9 (2025)
Removing Local Barriers to ADUs SB 9 (2025) will ensure that local laws regarding the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are consistent with state law, and provides a pathway to nullify illegal, local barriers to ADUs. State law requires…
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.…