CA AB253 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on October 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on October 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Sections 17951 and 17960.1 of, and to add and repeal Section 17960.3 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
Title
California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
Sponsors
| Asm. Sharon Quirk-Silva [D] | Asm. Robert Rivas [D] | Asm. Chris Ward [D] | Asm. Darshana Patel [D] |
| Asm. Joe Patterson [R] | Asm. Greg Wallis [R] | Asm. Buffy Wicks [D] |
Roll Calls
2025-09-12 - Assembly - AB 253 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments (Y: 77 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - AB 253 Ward Third Reading Urgency (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Senate - Assembly 3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-29 - Senate - Do pass as amended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-08-18 - Senate - Placed on suspense file (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-15 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-07-02 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing] (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Assembly - AB 253 Ward Third Reading Urgency (Y: 76 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-12 - Assembly - Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 487, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-10 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-24 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-12 | Assembly | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3369.). |
| 2025-09-12 | Assembly | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-11 | Senate | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2906.). |
| 2025-09-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-04 | Senate | Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-09-02 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-08-29 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-18 | Senate | In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-07-17 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-16 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 15). |
| 2025-07-03 | Senate | Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. |
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2). |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-04-01 | Assembly | Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 952.). |
| 2025-03-20 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-03-19 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19). |
| 2025-03-17 | Assembly | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-03-13 | Assembly | (Pending re-refer to Com. on APPR.) |
| 2025-03-13 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 616.) |
| 2025-03-13 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-12 | Assembly | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 12). |
| 2025-03-12 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-03-03 | Assembly | (Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.) |
| 2025-03-03 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 511.) |
| 2025-02-27 | Assembly | Re-referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. |
| 2025-02-10 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D. |
| 2025-01-16 | Assembly | From printer. May be heard in committee February 15. |
| 2025-01-15 | Assembly | Read first time. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Safety Code | 17951 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Health and Safety Code | 17960.1 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
| Health and Safety Code | 17960.3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
