Planning and zoning: density bonuses: development standard.
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the city or county with a density bonus, waivers or reductions of development standards, parking ratios, and other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct certain types of housing. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or city and county from applying any development standard that will have the effect of physically precluding the construction of a development meeting specified criteria at the densities or with the concessions or incentives permitted by the Density Bonus Law. Existing law defines "development standard" as including a site or construction condition, including, but not limited to, a height limitation, a setback requirement, a floor area ratio, an onsite open-space requirement, a minimum lot area per unit requirement, or a parking ratio that applies to a residential development pursuant to any ordinance, general plan element, specific plan, charter, or other local condition, law, policy, resolution, or regulation.
California SB 713 (20232024) — Planning and zoning: density bonuses: development standard.
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development within the city or county with a density bonus, waivers or reductions of development standards, parking ratios, and other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct certain types of housing. Existing law prohibits a city, county, or city and county from applying any development standard that will have the effect of physically precluding the construction of a development meeting specified criteria at the densities or with the concessions or incentives permitted by the Density Bonus Law. Existing law defines "development standard" as including a site or construction condition, including, but not limited to, a height limitation, a setback requirement, a floor area ratio, an onsite open-space requirement, a minimum lot area per unit requirement, or a parking ratio that applies to a residential development pursuant to any ordinance, general plan element, specific plan, charter, or other local condition, law, policy, resolution, or regulation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 713 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Alvarez — 75–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB713 Padilla et al. Concurrence — 33–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Governance and Finance] — 9–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Padilla — primary (person)
Wicks — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2023-02-16 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2023-02-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.
2023-03-01 Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and GOV. & F. referral-committee
2023-04-17 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2023-04-18 Set for hearing April 24.
2023-04-21 Set for hearing May 3 in GOV. & F. pending receipt.
2023-04-25 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 875.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-05-03 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 994.) (May 3). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-05-22 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1222.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-05-23 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2023-05-26 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2023-06-07 Coauthors revised.
2023-06-07 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 7). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2023-06-21 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 21). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-06-22 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2023-09-07 Assembly Rule 69 suspended.
2023-09-07 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-07 Ordered to third reading.
2023-09-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 3247.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2023-09-12 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2023-09-13 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 2742.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2023-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2023-10-11 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2023-10-11 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 784, Statutes of 2023. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/966d0738-a2a9-4742-bc08-1ad900f12baa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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