Housing Accountability Act: Disapprovals: California Environmental Quality Act.

AI Summary

The Housing Accountability Act aims to address housing issues in California by limiting the ability of local governments to disapprove housing projects that comply with zoning and land use requirements. It specifically targets the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and seeks to streamline the approval process for certain housing developments. The bill intends to encourage more housing construction by reducing obstacles and delays often caused by regulatory processes like CEQA reviews. This could potentially lead to increased housing availability, affordability, and diversity in California.

• 2023-02-17: Read first time. To print.

• 2023-02-18: From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

• 2023-03-23: Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

• 2023-03-23: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

• 2023-03-27: Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

• 2023-04-18: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

• 2023-04-19: Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

• 2023-04-27: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

• 2023-05-10: In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

• 2023-05-18: From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).

• 2023-05-18: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

• 2023-05-30: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 1907.)

• 2023-05-31: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

• 2023-06-07: Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and HOUSING.

• 2023-06-20: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.

• 2023-07-11: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

• 2023-07-19: In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

• 2024-06-06: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

• 2024-06-10: Withdrawn from committee.

• 2024-06-10: Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

• 2024-06-12: Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.

• 2024-06-25: From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

• 2024-06-26: From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

• 2024-07-03: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 3).

• 2024-07-03: Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

• 2024-08-05: From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.

• 2024-08-06: Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

• 2024-08-08: From Consent Calendar.

• 2024-08-08: Ordered to third reading.

• 2024-08-22: Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

• 2024-08-26: Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

• 2024-08-27: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).

• 2024-08-28: In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

• 2024-08-28: Assembly Rule 77 suspended.

• 2024-08-28: Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.

• 2024-08-29: Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.

• 2024-08-30: From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (August 30).

• 2024-08-30: Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.).

• 2024-09-11: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

• 2024-09-19: Approved by the Governor.

• 2024-09-19: Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 265, Statutes of 2024.