Henry Stern
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 27
Author
Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, establishes the California Building Standards Commission (commission) within the Government Operations Agency. Existing law requires the commission to approve and adopt building standards and to codify those standards in the California Building Standards Code. Existing law requires the commission to publish, or cause to be published, editions of the code in its entirety every 3 years, and to publish, or cause to be published, supplements as necessary in the intervening period. Existing law requires all state agencies that adopt or propose to adopt a building standard to submit the building standard to the commission for approval and adoption. Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development (department) in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency. Existing law, the State Housing Law, requires the department to propose the adoption, amendment, or repeal of building standards to the commission and to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupant and the public relating to specified residential structures, as provided, which apply throughout the state. This bill would declare it to be the established policy of the state that all dwelling units, as defined, are required to be able to attain and maintain a safe maximum indoor temperature. The bill would require all relevant state agencies to consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, programs, and criteria, including grant criteria, that are relevant to achieving the state policy and, beginning January 1, 2027, when revising, adopting, or establishing regulations that are relevant to achieving this state policy.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 522, Statutes of 2025.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 31. Noes 8. Page 2874.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 66. Noes 5. Page 3089.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (August 29).
August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1506.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1208.) (May 23).
Set for hearing May 23.
May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 12.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 937.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 29.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
April 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
Set for hearing April 22.
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 23.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB655 | HTML |
| 02/20/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/25/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/08/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/21/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/23/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/16/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/02/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/04/25 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/16/25 - Enrolled | |
| 10/10/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/24/25- Senate Housing | |
| 05/09/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/25- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/27/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/15/25- Assembly Housing and Community Development | |
| 08/18/25- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 09/03/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/05/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/09/25- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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