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Bill	Planning and zoning: housing.	(1) Existing 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 requires the objective planning standards to include, among others, a requirement that the development certify to the locality that a skilled and trained workforce will be used to complete the development, if the development meets certain standards and depending on when the application is approved, including that the development consists of a specified number of units that are not 100% subsidized affordable housing and is located in a jurisdiction that meets specified requirements.	us/states/ca	California Legislature	20172018	SB 765	California SB 765 (20172018)	bill	Planning and zoning: housing.	enacted	Wiener	13	47	14	2017-02-17	2018-09-27	openstates	ocd-bill/48e655a7-c6b7-43df-9239-60108081187a	http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB765	7b9986a609bdeafd59c91003a8ee55dde769f74da98beaac609e3de147688275	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ca

California SB 765 (20172018) — Planning and zoning: housing.

(1) Existing 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 requires the objective planning standards to include, among others, a requirement that the development certify to the locality that a skilled and trained workforce will be used to complete the development, if the development meets certain standards and depending on when the application is approved, including that the development consists of a specified number of units that are not 100% subsidized affordable housing and is located in a jurisdiction that meets specified requirements.

Version chain

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

1. 02/17/17 - Introduced (filed) — source
2. 03/29/17 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. 05/03/17 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
4. 05/26/17 - Amended Senate (committee substitute) — source
5. 06/14/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
6. 06/18/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
7. 07/03/17 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
8. 07/05/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
9. 08/24/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
10. 08/27/18 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
11. 09/27/18 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
12. SB765 (committee substitute) — source
13. 09/07/18 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading — 26–1 (pass) · upper
• Placed on suspense file — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading SB765 Wiener Reconsider — 33–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass as amended — 7–0 (pass) · upper
• Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• That the Assembly amendments be concurred in — 10–2 (pass) · upper
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 4–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 5–1 (pass) · upper
• SB 765 Wiener Senate Third Reading By BLOOM — 57–14 (pass) · lower
• Be re-referred to the Committees on [Housing and Community Development] and [Local Government] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 33–1 (pass) · upper
• Do pass. — 11–4 (pass) · lower
• Unfinished Business SB765 Wiener Concurrence — 27–10 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Wiener — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-17 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
• 2017-02-21 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
• 2017-03-09 Referred to Com. on RLS. referral-committee
• 2017-03-29 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2017-04-05 Re-referred to Coms. on ED. and APPR. referral-committee
• 2017-04-07 Set for hearing April 26.
• 2017-05-02 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 849.) (April 26). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2017-05-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
• 2017-05-05 Set for hearing May 15.
• 2017-05-15 May 15 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
• 2017-05-19 Set for hearing May 25.
• 2017-05-26 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2017-05-26 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2
• 2017-05-26 Published May 26 at 2 p.m.
• 2017-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 1. Page 1340.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2017-05-31 Motion to reconsider made by Senator Wiener.
• 2017-05-31 Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1341.)
• 2017-05-31 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 1. Page 1342.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2017-06-01 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
• 2017-06-15 Referred to Com. on ED. referral-committee
• 2017-07-03 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2017-07-12 July 12 hearing postponed by committee.
• 2018-06-14 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED. reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1
• 2018-06-14 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. referral-committee
• 2018-06-18 From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 18). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-06-18 Assembly Rule 56 suspended.
• 2018-06-18 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
• 2018-06-27 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-07-03 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
• 2018-07-05 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
• 2018-08-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2018-08-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
• 2018-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
• 2018-08-24 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. referral-committee
• 2018-08-27 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
• 2018-08-28 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (August 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
• 2018-08-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
• 2018-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, passage, reading-1
• 2018-08-31 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
• 2018-08-31 Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). referral-committee
• 2018-08-31 From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on T. & H. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 6145.) Re-referred to Com. on T. & H. committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2018-08-31 From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 10. Noes 2. Page 6200.) committee-passage
• 2018-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 6177.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
• 2018-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5 p.m.
• 2018-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
• 2018-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 840, Statutes of 2018.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/48e655a7-c6b7-43df-9239-60108081187a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).