The Permit Streamlining Act within the Planning and Zoning Law requires the lead agency that has the principal responsibility for approving a development project, as defined, to approve or disapprove the project within 180 days from the date of certification of an environmental impact report. Existing law requires approval or disapproval within 90 days from the date of certification if at least 49% of the units within the development project are affordable to very low or low-income households. Existing law also requires approval or disapproval within 60 days from the date of the adoption of a negative declaration, or the determination by the lead agency that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
California AB 2180 (20152016) — Land use: development project review.
The Permit Streamlining Act within the Planning and Zoning Law requires the lead agency that has the principal responsibility for approving a development project, as defined, to approve or disapprove the project within 180 days from the date of certification of an environmental impact report. Existing law requires approval or disapproval within 90 days from the date of certification if at least 49% of the units within the development project are affordable to very low or low-income households. Existing law also requires approval or disapproval within 60 days from the date of the adoption of a negative declaration, or the determination by the lead agency that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Ting — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2016-02-29 Referred to Com. on A. & A.R. referral-committee
2016-03-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2016-03-31 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2016-04-04 Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R. referral-committee
2016-04-07 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
2016-04-11 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 11). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee, committee-passage
2016-04-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-18 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-05-19 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2016-05-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 0. Page 4959.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-05-27 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2016-06-09 Referred to Com. on GOV. & F. referral-committee
2016-06-22 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2016-08-01 In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2016-08-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (August 11). amendment-introduction, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2016-08-17 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2016-08-24 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 5358.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2016-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2016-08-30 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6454.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2016-09-09 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2016-09-24 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2016-09-24 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 566, Statutes of 2016.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa0019bb-b89a-4580-a57b-4fb436723e10. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).