--- type: "Bill" title: "Planning and zoning." description: "(1) The Planning and Zoning Law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards. Existing law specifies that a development is consistent with the objective planning standards if there is substantial evidence that would allow a reasonable person to conclude that the development is consistent with the objective planning standards." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20212022" identifier: "AB 2668" citation: "California AB 2668 (20212022)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Planning and zoning."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Grayson"] version_count: 10 action_count: 28 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2022-02-18" last_action: "2022-09-28" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db35a7c4-6bc2-4d56-bb71-ef920c054df9" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668" source_hash: "b51b1fa063c3c7ea9b06b3cf5eb91de055050f2b3a61b43257cbc57d25863265" 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 2668 (20212022) — Planning and zoning. (1) The Planning and Zoning Law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a multifamily housing development that is subject to a streamlined, ministerial approval process, as provided, and not subject to a conditional use permit, if the development satisfies specified objective planning standards. Existing law specifies that a development is consistent with the objective planning standards if there is substantial evidence that would allow a reasonable person to conclude that the development is consistent with the objective planning standards. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **02/18/22 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266899INT) 2. **03/31/22 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266898AMD) 3. **06/06/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266897AMD) 4. **06/22/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266896AMD) 5. **08/10/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266895AMD) 6. **08/18/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266894AMD) 7. **08/25/22 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266893AMD) 8. **09/28/22 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266891CHP) 9. **AB2668** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668) 10. **09/02/22 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2668&version=20210AB266892ENR) ## Votes - Special Consent AB2668 — **40–0** (pass) · upper - AB 2668 Grayson Assembly Third Reading — **68–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass — **5–0** (pass) · upper - AB 2668 Grayson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **74–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] — **9–0** (pass) · upper - Do pass. — **7–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — **8–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Grayson — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2022-02-18** Introduced. To print. `introduction` - **2022-02-19** From printer. May be heard in committee March 21. - **2022-03-10** Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. `referral-committee` - **2022-03-24** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 23). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2022-03-31** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2` - **2022-04-04** Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. `referral-committee` - **2022-05-04** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 4). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-05-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2022-05-16** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 4699.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2022-05-17** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1` - **2022-05-25** Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and GOV. & F. `referral-committee` - **2022-06-06** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee` - **2022-06-14** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee` - **2022-06-22** 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. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 29). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-08-01** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2022-08-10** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2022-08-11** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2` - **2022-08-18** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2022-08-22** 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` - **2022-08-30** Ordered to special consent calendar. - **2022-08-31** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5368.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3` - **2022-08-31** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. - **2022-08-31** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 74. Noes 0.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-09-13** 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 658, 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/db35a7c4-6bc2-4d56-bb71-ef920c054df9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).