California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California AB 2576
Transit-oriented development: exclusions: historic sites.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Harabedian (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Pérez (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law provides that a housing development project shall be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development if specified conditions and requirements are met. Existing law provides that these provisions do not apply to a local agency until July 1, 2026, unless the local agency adopts an ordinance or local transit-oriented development alternative plan, as defined, deemed compliant by the Department of Housing and Community Development before July 1, 2026. Existing law specifies that, beginning on January 1, 2027, a local government that denies a housing development project meeting the requirements referenced above that is located in a high-resource area is presumed to be in violation of specified law and immediately liable for specified penalties. Existing law specifies exclusions from the provisions described above, including, among other sites prior to one year following the adoption of the 7th revision of the housing element, a site with a historic resource designated as of January 1, 2025, on a local register.
This bill would also exclude from the provisions described above, a contributing site within a historic district included on the State Historic Resources Inventory designated before January 1, 2025, and a parcel individually listed as a historical resource included on the State Historic Resources Inventory designated before January 1, 2025.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65912.161 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2415 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2415 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Text versions
- 09/14/26 - Chaptered· Sep 14, 2026
- 08/24/26 - Enrolled· Aug 24, 2026
- 08/10/26 - Amended Senate· Aug 10, 2026
- 06/15/26 - Amended Senate· Jun 15, 2026
- 05/28/26 - Amended Senate· May 28, 2026
- 04/16/26 - Amended Assembly· Apr 16, 2026
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly· Mar 19, 2026
- 02/20/26 - Introduced· Feb 20, 2026
- AB2576
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 House | AB 2576 Harabedian Concurrence in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Aug 19, 2026 Senate | 3rd Reading AB2576 Harabedian et al. By Pérez | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 1, 2026 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 24, 2026 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 4, 2026 House | AB 2576 Harabedian Assembly Third Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2026 House | Do pass. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 House | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Sep 14, 2026 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 214, Statutes of 2026. - Sep 14, 2026 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Aug 27, 2026 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - Aug 20, 2026 · House
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 6327.). - Aug 19, 2026 · House
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - Aug 19, 2026 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.). - Aug 11, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Aug 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Aug 3, 2026 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jul 2, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1). - Jun 25, 2026 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Jun 15, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. - May 28, 2026 · Senate
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. - May 4, 2026 · House
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 4907.) - Apr 27, 2026 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Apr 23, 2026 · House
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Apr 16, 2026 · House
(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.) - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4663.) - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Read second time and amended. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 15). - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. - Feb 21, 2026 · House
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Read first time. To print.