Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.
(1) Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county's or city's building department to enforce the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law pertaining to standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county or city, upon the applicant's request, to contract with or employ temporarily a private entity or person to check the plans and specifications submitted with an application for a residential building permit to comply with the State Housing Law or local ordinances adopted pursuant to the State Housing Law, when the building department takes more than 30 days, as specified, to complete the plan check. Existing law authorizes an enforcement agency to inspect any building to secure compliance with the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law.
California AB 1308 (20252026) — Residential building permits: inspections: Housing Accountability Act.
(1) Existing law, the State Housing Law, establishes statewide construction and occupancy standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county's or city's building department to enforce the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law pertaining to standards for buildings used for human habitation. Existing law requires a county or city, upon the applicant's request, to contract with or employ temporarily a private entity or person to check the plans and specifications submitted with an application for a residential building permit to comply with the State Housing Law or local ordinances adopted pursuant to the State Housing Law, when the building department takes more than 30 days, as specified, to complete the plan check. Existing law authorizes an enforcement agency to inspect any building to secure compliance with the State Housing Law and the California Building Standards Code, and other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the State Housing Law.
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] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 10–0 (pass) · lower
AB 1308 Hoover Consent Calendar Second Day — 71–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB1308 Hoover et al. By Jones — 40–0 (pass) · upper
AB 1308 Hoover Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 75–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development] — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Hoover — primary (person)
Wicks — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-02-21 Introduced. To print. introduction
2025-02-22 From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-24 Read first time. reading-1
2025-03-24 Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D. referral-committee
2025-03-24 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
2025-03-25 Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. referral-committee
2025-04-21 (Pending re-refer to Com. on H. & C. D.)
2025-04-23 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 23). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-04-24 Read second time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-28 Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. referral-committee
2025-04-30 Coauthors revised.
2025-04-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-05-14 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-15 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1665.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-05-23 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
2025-07-09 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee
2025-07-10 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-16 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-19 From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-08-20 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-08-25 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2252.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-08-26 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-08-28 Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-28 In Senate. Held at Desk.
2025-09-05 Action rescinded whereby the bill was read third time, passed, and to Assembly. passage, reading-3
2025-09-05 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-05 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2738.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-09 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-10 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3253.). amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 509, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57b012b4-1e6b-4946-be43-044eb49c7981. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).