Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.
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, which includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law requires, for the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with each council of governments, where applicable, to determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region, as prescribed. Existing law requires, among other things, the department to meet and consult with the council of governments regarding the assumptions and methodology to be used by the department to determine the region's housing needs at least 26 months prior to the scheduled revision of the housing element and before developing the existing and projected housing need for a region.
California SB 233 (20252026) — Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.
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, which includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law requires, for the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, the Department of Housing and Community Development, in consultation with each council of governments, where applicable, to determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region, as prescribed. Existing law requires, among other things, the department to meet and consult with the council of governments regarding the assumptions and methodology to be used by the department to determine the region's housing needs at least 26 months prior to the scheduled revision of the housing element and before developing the existing and projected housing need for a region.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 233 Seyarto Senate Third Reading By Alanis — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Seyarto — primary (person)
Alanis — coauthor (person)
Castillo — coauthor (person)
Lackey — coauthor (person)
Niello — coauthor (person)
Ochoa Bogh — coauthor (person)
Valladares — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-28 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-29 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
2025-02-05 Referred to Com. on HOUSING. referral-committee
2025-03-03 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
2025-03-06 Set for hearing March 18.
2025-03-18 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 411.) (March 18). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-03-28 Set for hearing April 7.
2025-04-07 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2025-04-08 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2025-04-10 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 750.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-04-10 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2025-05-12 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. referral-committee
2025-06-18 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (June 18). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-19 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2025-07-17 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2025-08-20 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-21 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2025-09-04 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-04 Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-08 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2983.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2025-09-08 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-11 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2897.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2025-09-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
2025-10-10 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2025-10-10 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 577, Statutes of 2025. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/70495c51-474b-4dc6-9013-b47eb3e79079. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).