Steve Padilla
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 18
Author
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the city or county with a density bonus, waivers or reductions of development standards, parking ratios, and other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct certain types of housing. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or city and county from applying any development standard that will have the effect of physically precluding the construction of a development meeting specified criteria at the densities or with the concessions or incentives permitted by the Density Bonus Law. Existing law defines "development standard" as including a site or construction condition, including, but not limited to, a height limitation, a setback requirement, a floor area ratio, an onsite open-space requirement, a minimum lot area per unit requirement, or a parking ratio that applies to a residential development pursuant to any ordinance, general plan element, specific plan, charter, or other local condition, law, policy, resolution, or regulation. This bill would specify that "development standard" for these purposes includes these standards adopted by the local government or enacted by the local government's electorate exercising its local initiative or referendum power, whether that power is derived from the California Constitution, statute, or the charter or ordinances of the local government. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65915 of the Government Code proposed by AB 323 and AB 1287 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 784, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2742.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 3247.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Assembly Rule 69 suspended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21).
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1222.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 994.) (May 3).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 875.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Set for hearing May 3 in GOV. & F. pending receipt.
Set for hearing April 24.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB713 | HTML |
| 02/16/23 - Introduced | |
| 04/17/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/15/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/20/23- Senate Housing | |
| 04/28/23- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 05/05/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/05/23- Assembly Housing and Community Development | |
| 06/20/23- Assembly Local Government | |
| 06/22/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/07/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/12/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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