The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 prohibits an affected county or affected city, as defined, from enacting a development policy, standard, or condition that would change the general plan land use designation, specific plan land use designation, or zoning of a parcel or parcels of property to a less intensive use below what was allowed under the land use designation and zoning ordinances of the affected county or affected city in effect on January 1, 2018. The act does not prohibit an affected county or an affected city from changing a land use designation or zoning ordinance to a less intensive use if the city or county concurrently changes the development standards, policies, and conditions applicable to other parcels within the jurisdiction to ensure that there is no net loss in residential capacity.
California SB 940 (20192020) — Housing Crisis Act of 2019: City of San Jose.
The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 prohibits an affected county or affected city, as defined, from enacting a development policy, standard, or condition that would change the general plan land use designation, specific plan land use designation, or zoning of a parcel or parcels of property to a less intensive use below what was allowed under the land use designation and zoning ordinances of the affected county or affected city in effect on January 1, 2018. The act does not prohibit an affected county or an affected city from changing a land use designation or zoning ordinance to a less intensive use if the city or county concurrently changes the development standards, policies, and conditions applicable to other parcels within the jurisdiction to ensure that there is no net loss in residential capacity.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 940 Beall Senate Third Reading By Kalra — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Beall — primary (person)
Chu — coauthor (person)
Kalra — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-02-10 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2020-02-11 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 12.
2020-02-20 Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2020-04-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-05-07 Set for hearing May 11.
2020-05-11 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 3523.) (May 11). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-05-12 Referral to Com. on HOUSING rescinded due to the shortened 2020 Legislative Calendar.
2020-05-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-06-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 3793.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-06-22 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2020-06-29 Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2020-07-27 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2020-07-28 July 28 hearing postponed by committee.
2020-07-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (July 29). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2020-08-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2020-08-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-24 Ordered to third reading.
2020-08-30 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5286.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2020-08-30 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2020-08-31 Ordered to special consent calendar.
2020-08-31 From special consent calendar on motion of Senator Grove.
2020-08-31 Ordered to unfinished business.
2020-08-31 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2020-09-10 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2020-09-28 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2020-09-28 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 201, Statutes of 2020.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c893f953-a3ce-40a3-8f8f-d183a7c45dbe. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).