The Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act

AB 2011 allows for ministerial, by-right approval for affordable housing on commercially-zoned lands, and also allows such approvals for mixed-income housing along commercial corridors, as long as the projects meet specified affordability, labor, and environmental criteria. The bill also requires that all projects seeking approval under its provisions ensure all construction workers earn prevailing wages and receive health benefits.

With thousands of potential commercial sites across California, the bill would allow production of new affordable housing units at scale, without changing the density or character of existing residential neighborhoods. One recent analysis found the potential for 2.4 million units statewide. 

The bill also includes new homeownership opportunities for middle-income Californians, while promoting climate-friendly affordable development on sites close to jobs and transit.

Updates

Aug 29, 2022 Passed Senate Floor 33-0
Aug 29, 2022 Passed Assembly in a concurrence vote 67-4
Sept 28, 2022 Signed Into Law by Gov. Newsom

Author

  • Wicks (D, AD 15)

Co-authors

  • Bloom (D, AD 50)
  • Grayson (D, AD 14)
  • Quirk-Silva (D, AD 65)
  • Villapudua (D, AD 13)
  • Wiener (D, SD 11)

Sponsors

  • California Conference of Carpenters
  • California Housing Consortium

Resources

AB 2011 Fact Sheet

A closer look at the bill’s details.

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