---
type: "Bill"
title: "Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022."
description: "The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process and not subject to a conditional use permit if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20212022"
identifier: "AB 2011"
citation: "California AB 2011 (20212022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wicks"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 38
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-02-14"
last_action: "2022-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a50c3fd0-7831-4236-8a40-2bae8ae47685"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011"
source_hash: "8c169f4754c0f12e58615fe241fb9a7e39d2087f8519c1ce2724d6458d8b1c63"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California AB 2011 (20212022) — Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022.

The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process and not subject to a conditional use permit if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/14/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201199INT)
2. **03/24/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201198AMD)
3. **04/18/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201197AMD)
4. **05/11/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201196AMD)
5. **06/14/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201195AMD)
6. **06/23/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201194AMD)
7. **08/11/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201193AMD)
8. **08/25/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201192AMD)
9. **09/28/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201190CHP)
10. **AB2011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011)
11. **08/30/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011&version=20210AB201191ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] — **6–1** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **5–1** (pass) · upper
- [08-11-2022] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass as amended — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB2011 Wicks et al. By Caballero — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 2011 WICKS Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **67–4** (pass) · lower
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — **11–1** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Rules] — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- AB 2011 Wicks Assembly Third Reading — **48–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wicks — primary (person)
- Alvarez — coauthor (person)
- Berman — coauthor (person)
- Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
- Bloom — author (person)
- Grayson — author (person)
- Mayes — coauthor (person)
- Mike Fong — coauthor (person)
- Nielsen — coauthor (person)
- Quirk — coauthor (person)
- Quirk-Silva — author (person)
- Reyes — coauthor (person)
- Robert Rivas — coauthor (person)
- Villapudua — author (person)
- Wiener — principal coauthor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-14** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-15** From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
- **2022-03-24** Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-03-28** Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-18** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-04-19** Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-25** Coauthors revised.
- **2022-04-26** Measure version as amended on April 18 corrected. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on RLS. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-11** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on RLS. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-12** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. by unanimous consent. `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-18** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-19** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 4736.)
- **2022-05-19** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 1.) (May 19). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-19** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-05-23** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 48. Noes 11. Page 4862.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-05-24** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2022-06-01** Referred to Coms. on HOUSING, GOV. & F. and E.Q. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** Action rescinded whereby the bill was referred to Com. on E.Q. `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-14** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-22** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-30** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
- **2022-08-02** In committee: Referred to suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2022-08-11** In committee: Reconsideration of a favorable vote granted.
- **2022-08-11** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (August 11). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-08-11** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-15** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2022-08-25** Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-29** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 5185.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
- **2022-08-29** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
- **2022-08-29** Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- **2022-08-29** Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
- **2022-08-29** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 67. Noes 4.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-09-06** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2022-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 647, Statutes of 2022. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a50c3fd0-7831-4236-8a40-2bae8ae47685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).