California bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB 838
Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Durazo (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the California legislature· summary
Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a local agency from disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a housing development project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households unless the local agency makes written findings as to one of certain sets of conditions, as specified. Existing law defines, for its purposes, a housing development project as a use consisting of, among other things, mixed-use developments consisting of residential and nonresidential uses meeting one of several conditions, including that at least 23 of the new or converted square footage is designated for residential use.
This bill would revise the definition of "housing development project" to, in the case of mixed-use developments with at least 23 of the new or converted square footage designated for residential use, require that no portion of the project be designated for use as a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast inn, or other transient lodging, except as specified.
This bill would correct cross-references in the Housing Accountability Act.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65589.5 of the Government Code proposed by AB 1308 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1308 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Text versions
- 10/13/25 - Chaptered· Oct 13, 2025
- 09/18/25 - Enrolled· Sep 18, 2025
- 09/05/25 - Amended Assembly· Sep 5, 2025
- 09/03/25 - Amended Assembly· Sep 3, 2025
- 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly· Jul 17, 2025
- 05/01/25 - Amended Senate· May 1, 2025
- 03/26/25 - Amended Senate· Mar 26, 2025
- 02/21/25 - Introduced· Feb 21, 2025
- SB838
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 Senate | Unfinished Business SB838 Durazo Concurrence | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Sep 11, 2025 House | SB 838 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Carrillo | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 16, 2025 House | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jul 16, 2025 House | Do pass as amended. | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Jun 2, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| May 7, 2025 Senate | Do pass | pass | Set your home in California to see |
| Apr 22, 2025 Senate | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] | pass | Set your home in California to see |
Actions
- Oct 13, 2025 · Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 789, Statutes of 2025. - Oct 13, 2025 · Legislature
Approved by the Governor. - Sep 23, 2025 · Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. - Sep 12, 2025 · Senate
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 2988.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. - Sep 12, 2025 · Senate
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - Sep 11, 2025 · House
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 17. Page 3273.) Ordered to the Senate. - Sep 5, 2025 · House
Ordered to third reading. - Sep 5, 2025 · House
Read third time and amended. - Sep 5, 2025 · House
Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Ordered to third reading. - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Read third time and amended. - Aug 18, 2025 · House
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - Jul 17, 2025 · House
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. - Jul 17, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 16). - Jul 17, 2025 · House
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.) - Jul 16, 2025 · House
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Jul 7, 2025 · House
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. - Jun 30, 2025 · House
July 2 hearing postponed by committee. - Jun 9, 2025 · House
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. - Jun 3, 2025 · House
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. - Jun 2, 2025 · Senate
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 1386.) Ordered to the Assembly. - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading. - May 7, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1039.) (May 7). - May 1, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 832.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing May 7 in L. GOV. pending receipt. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Set for hearing April 22. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV. - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Com. on L. GOV. - Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Read first time. - Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.