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]

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.

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Title

California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.

Sponsors


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]

History

DateChamberAction
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.
2025-09-12AssemblySenate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3369.).
2025-09-12AssemblyIn Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2025-09-11SenateRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2906.).
2025-09-08SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-09-04SenateRead third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
2025-09-02SenateRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-29SenateRead second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
2025-08-29SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
2025-08-18SenateIn committee: Referred to suspense file.
2025-07-17SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-07-16SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 15).
2025-07-03SenateRead second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2025-07-02SenateFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2).
2025-04-23SenateRe-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
2025-04-02SenateIn Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-04-01AssemblyRead third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 952.).
2025-03-20AssemblyRead second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-03-19AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (March 19).
2025-03-17AssemblyRe-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-13Assembly(Pending re-refer to Com. on APPR.)
2025-03-13AssemblyAssembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 616.)
2025-03-13AssemblyRead second time and amended.
2025-03-12AssemblyFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 12).
2025-03-12AssemblyFrom committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-03-03Assembly(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
2025-03-03AssemblyAssembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 511.)
2025-02-27AssemblyRe-referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-02-10AssemblyReferred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
2025-01-16AssemblyFrom printer. May be heard in committee February 15.
2025-01-15AssemblyRead first time. To print.

Code Citations

ChapterSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Health and Safety Code17951Amended CodeCitation Text
Health and Safety Code17960.1Amended CodeCitation Text
Health and Safety Code17960.3New CodeSee Bill Text

California State Sources

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