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SB 79

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 existing permit review processes.

2025
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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 and streamlining…

2025
Status: Introduced
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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…

2025
Status: Introduced
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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…

2025
Status: Introduced
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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…

2025
Status: Passed Assembly
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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…

2025
Status: Introduced
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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.…

2025
Status: In Committee
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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…

2025
Status: Introduced
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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…

2025
Status: Introduced
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