Planning and zoning: housing: postentitlement phase permits.
Existing law, which is part of the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a local agency to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny a postentitlement phase permit, to post an example of a complete, approved application and an example of a complete set of postentitlement phase permits for at least 5 types of housing development projects in the jurisdiction, as specified, and to make those items available to all applicants for these permits no later than January 1, 2024. Existing law establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding whether an application for a postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant and whether to approve or deny an application, as specified, and makes any failure to meet these time limits a violation of specified law. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes, including "local agency" to mean a city, county, or city and county, and "postentitlement phase permit," among other things, to exclude a permit required and issued by a special district.
California AB 281 (20232024) — Planning and zoning: housing: postentitlement phase permits.
Existing law, which is part of the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a local agency to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny a postentitlement phase permit, to post an example of a complete, approved application and an example of a complete set of postentitlement phase permits for at least 5 types of housing development projects in the jurisdiction, as specified, and to make those items available to all applicants for these permits no later than January 1, 2024. Existing law establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding whether an application for a postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant and whether to approve or deny an application, as specified, and makes any failure to meet these time limits a violation of specified law. Existing law defines various terms for these purposes, including "local agency" to mean a city, county, or city and county, and "postentitlement phase permit," among other things, to exclude a permit required and issued by a special district.
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 [Appropriations] — 11–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
AB 281 Grayson Consent Calendar Second Day — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB281 Grayson et al. By Caballero — 39–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing] — 8–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Grayson — primary (person)
Robert Rivas — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-01-24 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-01-25 From printer. May be heard in committee February 24.
2023-02-02 Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-03-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-03-13 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2023-03-23 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 22). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-04-12 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 12). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-04-13 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-17 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2023-04-26 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-27 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-04 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1461.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-04 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2023-05-17 Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2023-06-02 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2023-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-07-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 10). 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
2023-09-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2369.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-05 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2023-09-12 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2023-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 735, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f39c7de6-7a7c-489f-b19a-3ce3255e678b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).