Phil Ting
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 19
Author
Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, prohibits a local agency from disapproving a housing development project, as described, unless it makes certain written findings based on a preponderance of the evidence in the record. The act defines "disapprove the housing development project" as including any instance in which a local agency either votes and disapproves a proposed housing development project application, including any required land use approvals or entitlements necessary for the issuance of a building permit, or fails to comply with specified time periods. Existing law, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that the lead agency proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if the lead agency finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would define "disapprove the housing development project" as also including any instance in which a local agency fails to issue a project an exemption from CEQA for which it is eligible, as described, or fails to adopt a negative declaration or addendum for the project, to certify an environmental impact report for the project, or to approve another comparable environmental document, if certain conditions are satisfied. Among other conditions, the bill would require a housing development project subject to these provisions to be located within an urbanized area, as defined, and meet or exceed 15 dwelling units per acre. By imposing additional duties on local officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires a petition to enforce the Housing Accountability Act to be brought pursuant to a specified procedure and be filed no later than 90 days from the effective date of a decision of the local agency imposing conditions on, disapproving of, or any other final action taken on a housing development project. This bill would provide that a local agency's failure to make a determination that the project is exempt from CEQA or failure to adopt, approve, or certify a negative declaration, addendum, environmental impact report, or comparable environmental review document, is deemed a final disapproval of the housing project for purposes of filing a petition to enforce the provisions of the act if the applicant gives timely written notice to the local agency, as specified, and the agency does not issue the exemption or adopt, approve, or certify a negative declaration, addendum, environmental impact report, or comparable environmental review document within 90 days of the applicant's notice. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
In committee: Held under submission.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Action rescinded whereby the bill was referred to Com. on E.Q.
Referred to Coms. on HOUSING, GOV. & F. and E.Q.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 3.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 19).
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and NAT. RES.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2656 | HTML |
| 02/18/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/18/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/23/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/01/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/02/22 - Amended Senate |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/18/22- Assembly Housing and Community Development | |
| 04/22/22- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 05/10/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/20/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/10/22- Senate Housing | |
| 06/27/22- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 08/06/22- Senate Appropriations |
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