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type: "Bill"
title: "Planning and zoning: housing: development application modifications."
description: "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, including, among other things, that the development is located on a site that satisfies specified location, urbanization, and zoning requirements. Existing law requires a local government that determines that a development submitted pursuant to these provisions is in conflict with any of the objective planning standards to provide the development proponent written documentation of which standard or standards the development conflicts with and an explanation of the reasons, as specified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20192020"
identifier: "AB 831"
citation: "California AB 831 (20192020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Planning and zoning: housing: development application modifications."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grayson"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-20"
last_action: "2020-09-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f050e97-0087-4ac2-941b-d0bb80f9bdda"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831"
source_hash: "7b48ee44f180a4d15c484c75f6cf7bbaec2ea245a008da4f65440f0970025f5d"
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 831 (20192020) — Planning and zoning: housing: development application modifications.
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, including, among other things, that the development is located on a site that satisfies specified location, urbanization, and zoning requirements. Existing law requires a local government that determines that a development submitted pursuant to these provisions is in conflict with any of the objective planning standards to provide the development proponent written documentation of which standard or standards the development conflicts with and an explanation of the reasons, as specified.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **02/20/19 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83199INT)
2. **04/08/19 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83198AMD)
3. **04/17/20 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83196AMD)
4. **05/16/19 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83197AMD)
5. **07/21/20 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83195AMD)
6. **08/27/20 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83194AMD)
7. **09/28/20 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83192CHP)
8. **AB831** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831)
9. **09/04/20 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB831&version=20190AB83193ENR)
## Votes
- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading AB831 Grayson By Caballero Urgency Clause — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- AB 831 Grayson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- AB 831 Grayson Assembly Third Reading — **73–0** (pass) · lower
- With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended. — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — **8–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Grayson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-20** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
- **2019-03-04** Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-09** Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 16). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-16** Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-05-20** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2019-05-28** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2038.) `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2019-05-29** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Referred to Com. on RLS. `referral-committee`
- **2020-04-17** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction`
- **2020-07-01** Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2020-07-21** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. `reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, amendment-introduction`
- **2020-08-07** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (August 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2020-08-13** From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage, reading-2`
- **2020-08-14** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2020-08-27** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2020-08-28** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
- **2020-08-30** Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 0.). `passage, reading-3, reading-1`
- **2020-08-30** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
- **2020-08-31** Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2. `referral-committee`
- **2020-08-31** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 5456.)
- **2020-08-31** From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 31). `committee-passage`
- **2020-08-31** Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5479.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-09-14** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2020-09-28** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-28** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 194, Statutes of 2020.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f050e97-0087-4ac2-941b-d0bb80f9bdda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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