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…
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 homes from the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill defines housing in these areas, often referred to as “infill…
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…
SB 677
SB 677 was gut and amended in January 2026 to contain only small, technical SB 79 fixes. The current language of SB 677 clarifies various definitions for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to readily generate Transit-Oriented Development maps for SB 79…
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…
SB 937
Home builders in California face a barrage of financial challenges, from exorbitant local development fees to high interest rates and rising labor and materials costs. Local development fees, including impact fees, services fees, and in-lieu fees, can reach $150,000 per…
SB 1211
Recent state reforms that make it faster, cheaper, and easier for homeowners to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), also known as “granny flats,” have led to a boom in their construction, with over 80,000 ADUs built in the last seven…
AB 1820
The fees that local jurisdictions in California charge when they permit new housing developments are variable, unpredictable, and often punitively high; not only do fees vary from city to city, but even from project to project. These development fees, impact…
SB 312
In 2022, the California State Legislature passed SB 886 (Wiener) to help resolve the extreme shortage of housing available on California university campuses and in their surrounding communities. SB 886 allows streamlined approval for student housing that meets the highest…
AB 2580
Historic preservation plays a vital role in protecting California’s architectural heritage and conserving places of historical significance. Historic districts, and buildings designated as “historically significant,” receive special protections that subject new developments, building renovations, and design changes to a more…