Development projects: permits and other entitlements.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and each city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act, among other things, requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods. Existing law extended by 18 months the period for the expiration, effectuation, or utilization of a housing entitlement, as defined, that was issued before, and was in effect on, March 4, 2020, and that would expire before December 31, 2021, except as specified. Existing law provides that if the state or a local agency extended the otherwise applicable time for the expiration, effectuation, or utilization of a housing entitlement for not less than 18 months, as specified, that housing entitlement would not be extended an additional 18 months pursuant to these provisions.
California AB 2729 (20232024) — Development projects: permits and other entitlements.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and each city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law, the Permit Streamlining Act, among other things, requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project to approve or disapprove that project within specified time periods. Existing law extended by 18 months the period for the expiration, effectuation, or utilization of a housing entitlement, as defined, that was issued before, and was in effect on, March 4, 2020, and that would expire before December 31, 2021, except as specified. Existing law provides that if the state or a local agency extended the otherwise applicable time for the expiration, effectuation, or utilization of a housing entitlement for not less than 18 months, as specified, that housing entitlement would not be extended an additional 18 months pursuant to these provisions.
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 [Housing] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] — 5–4 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB2729 Joe Patterson et al. By Wiener — 37–2 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2729 Joe Patterson Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 66–0 (pass) · lower
AB 2729 Joe Patterson Assembly Third Reading — 49–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Joe Patterson — primary (person)
Hoover — coauthor (person)
Jim Patterson — coauthor (person)
Megan Dahle — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2024-02-15 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2024-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2024-03-04 Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D. referral-committee
2024-04-11 Coauthors revised.
2024-04-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 5. Noes 4.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-04-24 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 24). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-04-25 Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-04-29 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-05-20 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 49. Noes 2. Page 5302.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-05-21 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2024-05-29 Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2024-06-05 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2024-06-26 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2024-07-03 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage
2024-08-05 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-06 Re-referred to Com. on APPR pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5. referral-committee
2024-08-12 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2024-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-21 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2024-08-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 2.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2024-08-31 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2024-08-31 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 66. Noes 0.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2024-09-13 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
2024-09-27 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2024-09-27 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 737, Statutes of 2024. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa7231f0-a221-4a67-bf73-925ad3624bf2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).