CA AB956 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

California Assembly Bill 956

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Engrossed on May 23 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-07-02 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Hearing: Aug 3 @ 10:00 am in 1021 O Street, Room 2200
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An act to amend Sections 714.3 and 4751 of the Civil Code, and to amend Section 66323 of the Government Code, relating to housing.

Title

Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.

Roll Calls

2026-07-01 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 5 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-06-10 - Senate - Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 7 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-05-23 - Assembly - AB 956 Quirk-Silva Assembly Third Reading (Y: 58 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - Assembly - Do pass (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-24 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-07-02	Senate	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-06-15	Senate	Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2026-06-11	Senate	From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 10).
2026-05-27	Senate	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
2025-06-24	Senate	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-06-04	Senate	Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
2025-05-23	Senate	In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-23	Assembly	Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 58. Noes 4. Page 1654.)
2025-05-15	Assembly	Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-14	Assembly	From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 2.) (May 14).
2025-05-14	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2025-05-01	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-05-01	Assembly	Coauthors revised.
2025-04-28	Assembly	From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-04-24	Assembly	(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
2025-04-24	Assembly	Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 1265.)
2025-04-07	Assembly	In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2025-03-18	Assembly	Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
2025-03-17	Assembly	From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-17	Assembly	Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
2025-02-21	Assembly	From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2025-02-20	Assembly	Read first time. To print.

Code Citations

Chapter	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Civil Code	4751	Amended Code	Citation Text
Civil Code	714.3	Amended Code	Citation Text
Government Code	66323	Amended Code	Citation Text

California State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB956
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB956#99INT
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB956#98AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB956#97AMD
Text	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB956#96AMD
Roll Call	https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billVotesClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB956