Inspection “Shot Clock”

*significantly amended by Senate Local Government Committee on July 9

AB 1308 will help bring new homes to market faster by legally requiring a jurisdiction’s building department to perform final inspections for certain projects within ten business days, once the builder notifies the city or county that construction is complete and ready for inspection.

In recent years, California has made progress making it legal to build more new homes (a.k.a. “entitlements”). However, many jurisdictions in California continue to have slow, unpredictable “post-entitlement” processes for permitting and inspection of new homes as they are built and completed. Slow inspections of elements like framing, plumbing, and electrical systems cause delays that increase costs – and can even prevent would-be residents from purchasing or renting fully-constructed housing. Developers have reported waiting months for a city or county inspector to come out and sign off on a “certificate of occupancy” for fully-built housing. 

AB 1308 will streamline the home building process by requiring local governments to complete final inspections within 10 days for 1-10 unit new residential buildings or additions, bringing new homes online faster.

Updates

Mar 24, 2025 Amended in Assembly
Apr 23, 2025 Passed Assembly Local Government Committee
May 23, 2025 Passed Assembly Floor 71-0
July 9, 2025 Amended in Senate
July 9, 2025 Passed Senate Local Government Committee
July 15, 2025 Passed Senate Housing Committee
Aug 25, 2025 Passed Senate Floor
Sept 10, 2025 Passed Assembly in a concurrence vote
Oct 10, 2025 Signed Into Law by Gov. Newsom

Author

  • Josh Hoover (R, AD 7)

Sponsors

  • California YIMBY

Resources

AB 1308 Fact Sheet

A closer look at the bill’s details.

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