Matt Haney
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 17
Author
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city and requires that general plan to include, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the office of the Attorney General, that a city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department finds that the housing element or an amendment to the housing element does not substantially comply with specified provisions of the Planning and Zoning Law, or that the local government has taken action or failed to act in violation of specified provisions of law relating to housing, including, among others, the Housing Accountability Act, the Density Bonus Law, and the Housing Crisis Act of 2019. Existing law provides that an intervention takes place when a nonparty becomes a party to an action or proceeding between other persons by, among other things, joining a plaintiff in claiming what is sought by the complaint. Existing law requires the court to permit a nonparty to intervene in the action or proceeding if a provision of law confers an unconditional right to intervene. This bill would permit both the department and the office of the Attorney General to intervene as a matter of unconditional right in any legal action addressing a violation of the specified housing laws described above, including, among others, the Housing Accountability Act, the Density Bonus Law, and the Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 763, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 16. Page 3435.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2661.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 16. Page 2122.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 10).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1485 | HTML |
| 02/17/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/28/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/08/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/18/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/10/23- Assembly Housing and Community Development | |
| 04/14/23- Assembly Judiciary | |
| 05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 05/12/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/15/23- Senate Housing | |
| 07/03/23- Senate Judiciary | |
| 08/16/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/11/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/12/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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