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California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

California AB 648

Community colleges: housing: local zoning regulations: exemption.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state and authorizes them to operate campuses and provide instruction to students. This bill would provide that a community college district is not required to comply with the zoning ordinances of a city, county, or city and county, for a university housing development project constructed on property owned or leased by a community college district if specific requirements are met. If the project includes units for faculty and staff, the bill would require the community college district to ensure that a portion of the units of the project are made available at affordable rents to extremely low income faculty and staff and lower income faculty and staff. 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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Sep 10, 2025
House		AB 648 Zbur Concurrence in Senate AmendmentspassSet your home in California to see
Sep 8, 2025
Senate		3rd Reading AB648 Zbur et al. By ArreguínpassSet your home in California to see
Jul 16, 2025
Senate		Do pass as amendedpassSet your home in California to see
Jun 18, 2025
Senate		Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]passSet your home in California to see
May 27, 2025
House		AB 648 Zbur Assembly Third ReadingpassSet your home in California to see
Apr 30, 2025
House		Do pass as amended.passSet your home in California to see
Mar 18, 2025
House		Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]passSet your home in California to see

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