(1) The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law, until January 1, 2033, deems a housing development project an allowable use on any real property owned by a local educational agency if the housing development satisfies specified conditions, including, among others, consisting of at least 10 housing units, 100% of the units being rented by local educational agency employees, local public employees, and general members of the public pursuant to a specified priority, and a majority of the units being deed restricted for lower income or moderate-income households, as specified.
California AB 1021 (20252026) — Housing: local educational agencies.
(1) The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law, until January 1, 2033, deems a housing development project an allowable use on any real property owned by a local educational agency if the housing development satisfies specified conditions, including, among others, consisting of at least 10 housing units, 100% of the units being rented by local educational agency employees, local public employees, and general members of the public pursuant to a specified priority, and a majority of the units being deed restricted for lower income or moderate-income households, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–1 (pass) · upper
AB 1021 Wicks Assembly Third Reading — 62–3 (pass) · lower
Do pass. — 11–2 (pass) · lower
AB 1021 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 63–7 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing] — 6–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] — 8–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 9–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1021 Wicks et al. By Limón — 32–6 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wicks — primary (person)
Blanca Rubio — coauthor (person)
Bonta — coauthor (person)
Haney — coauthor (person)
Lee — coauthor (person)
Muratsuchi — author (person)
Solache — coauthor (person)
Wiener — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-20 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2025-02-21 From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-03-24 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2025-04-09 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-04-10 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
2025-04-17 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-04-21 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2025-04-21 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
2025-04-22 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2025-04-22 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2025-05-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-05-05 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-06 Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee
2025-05-14 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 14). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-27 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 3. Page 1731.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-28 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2025-06-04 Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2025-07-02 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 2). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-03 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 15). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-17 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-03 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 6. Page 2463.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-03 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-08 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 7. Page 3020.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1cf94fe5-90b7-4759-9f14-3492e3f99c42. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).