The State Housing Law, among other things, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupant and the public relating to specified residential structures, as provided, which apply throughout the state. Existing law requires the housing or building department of every city or county, or the health department if there is no building department, to enforce within its jurisdiction the provisions of the State Housing Law, building standards, and the other rules and regulations adopted by the department pertaining to the maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, use, or occupancy of apartment houses, hotels, or dwellings. A violation of the State Housing Law, or of the building standards or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that law, is a misdemeanor.
California AB 491 (20212022) — Housing: affordable and market rate units.
The State Housing Law, among other things, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupant and the public relating to specified residential structures, as provided, which apply throughout the state. Existing law requires the housing or building department of every city or county, or the health department if there is no building department, to enforce within its jurisdiction the provisions of the State Housing Law, building standards, and the other rules and regulations adopted by the department pertaining to the maintenance, sanitation, ventilation, use, or occupancy of apartment houses, hotels, or dwellings. A violation of the State Housing Law, or of the building standards or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to that law, is a misdemeanor.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 491 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 77–0 (pass) · lower
AB 491 Ward Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB491 Ward et al. By Wiener — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Ward — primary (person)
Lorena Gonzalez — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2021-02-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2021-02-09 From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
2021-02-18 Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2021-05-03 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2021-05-04 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-05 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2021-05-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2021-05-13 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-17 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2021-05-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1473.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-05-20 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2021-06-03 Referred to Com. on HOUSING. referral-committee
2021-06-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2021-07-01 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2021-07-15 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2021-08-16 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-18 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-08-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2227.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.