The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city and requires that general plan to include, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the office of the Attorney General, that a city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department finds that the housing element or an amendment to the housing element does not substantially comply with specified provisions of the Planning and Zoning Law, or that the local government has taken action or failed to act in violation of specified provisions of law relating to housing, including, among others, the Housing Accountability Act, the Density Bonus Law, and the Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
California AB 1485 (20232024) — Housing element: enforcement: Attorney General.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city and requires that general plan to include, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the office of the Attorney General, that a city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law if the department finds that the housing element or an amendment to the housing element does not substantially comply with specified provisions of the Planning and Zoning Law, or that the local government has taken action or failed to act in violation of specified provisions of law relating to housing, including, among others, the Housing Accountability Act, the Density Bonus Law, and the Housing Crisis Act of 2019.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 9–2 (pass) · upper
AB 1485 Haney Assembly Third Reading — 56–16 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 6–1 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1485 Haney et al. By Wiener — 30–7 (pass) · upper
AB 1485 Haney Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 56–16 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 12–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–3 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Haney — primary (person)
Wiener — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-17 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-18 From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
2023-03-09 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2023-03-23 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2023-03-28 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-29 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-04-12 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 3.) (April 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-03 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-05-10 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (May 10). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-06-01 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 56. Noes 16. Page 2122.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-06-01 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-06-14 Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD. referral-committee
2023-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-07-06 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-08-14 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2023-08-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-08 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-11 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-12 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 7. Page 2661.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-12 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-13 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 56. Noes 16. Page 3435.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-21 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2023-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 763, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d1d4d5ba-fad9-4459-9a0a-6c180a377565. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).