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 specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a housing element. That law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine whether the housing element is in substantial compliance with specified provisions of that law.
California AB 529 (20232024) — Adaptive reuse projects.
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 specified land outside its boundaries, that includes, among other specified mandatory elements, a housing element. That law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine whether the housing element is in substantial compliance with specified provisions of that law.
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 [Local Government] — 8–0 (pass) · lower
AB 529 Gabriel Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 80–0 (pass) · lower
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 [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB529 Gabriel et al. By Blakespear — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 529 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading — 79–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Gabriel — primary (person)
Haney — author (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-08 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2023-02-09 From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
2023-02-17 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2023-03-20 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
2023-03-21 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2023-03-29 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 29). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2023-03-30 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2023-04-03 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2023-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-10 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2023-05-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-18 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-31 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2054.) 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 Com. on HOUSING. 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 In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. referral-committee
2023-09-01 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-05 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-06 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 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
2023-09-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2731.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-13 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2023-09-14 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 3572.). 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 743, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0e30dced-ba6c-4398-800f-6d2ca0ae45cd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).