Existing law, known as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of that city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing units, or for the donation of land within the development, if the developer agrees to construct a specified percentage of units for very low income, low-income, or moderate-income households or qualifying residents and meets other requirements.
Existing law, known as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the jurisdictional boundaries of that city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions for the production of lower income housing units, or for the donation of land within the development, if the developer agrees to construct a specified percentage of units for very low income, low-income, or moderate-income households or qualifying residents and meets other requirements.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Unfinished Business SB1227 Skinner Concurrence — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1227 Skinner Consent Calendar Second Day — 69–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 37–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1227 Skinner Senate Third Reading By KAMLAGER-DOVE — 78–2 (pass) · lower
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Skinner — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2018-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2018-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2018-03-01 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2018-03-20 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-11 Set for hearing April 24.
2018-04-16 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-04-25 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0. Page 4822.) (April 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2018-04-26 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2018-05-04 Set for hearing May 14.
2018-05-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2018-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2018-05-17 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 5088.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-05-17 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2018-05-31 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2018-06-04 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-13 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2018-06-21 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (June 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2018-06-28 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2018-07-05 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 6109.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-07-05 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-06 Ordered to the Assembly.
2018-08-07 In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2018-08-13 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read a third time, passed and ordered to the Senate.
2018-08-13 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-23 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2018-08-23 Ordered to third reading.
2018-08-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 2. Page 6581.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
2018-08-28 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2018-08-28 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 5867.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2018-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2018-09-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2018-09-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 937, Statutes of 2018.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/743c9a07-cf8f-4e16-8282-b7c4e0f7f351. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).