CA SB838 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 789, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on October 13 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 789, Statutes of 2025.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
An act to amend Section 65589.5 of the Government Code, relating to land use.
Title
Housing Accountability Act: housing development projects.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-09-12 - Senate - Unfinished Business SB838 Durazo Concurrence (Y: 26 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Assembly - SB 838 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Carrillo (Y: 58 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB838 Durazo (Y: 23 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-09-11 - Assembly - SB 838 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Carrillo (Y: 58 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass as amended (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-07-16 - Assembly - Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-06-02 - Senate - Senate 3rd Reading SB838 Durazo (Y: 23 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - Senate - Do pass (Y: 5 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-22 - Senate - Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government] (Y: 9 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 789, Statutes of 2025. | |
| 2025-10-13 | Approved by the Governor. | |
| 2025-09-23 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m. | |
| 2025-09-12 | Senate | Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 9. Page 2988.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. |
| 2025-09-12 | Senate | In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. |
| 2025-09-11 | Assembly | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 58. Noes 17. Page 3273.) Ordered to the Senate. |
| 2025-09-05 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2025-09-05 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 69(b)(1) suspended. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-03 | Assembly | Read third time and amended. |
| 2025-08-18 | Assembly | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-07-17 | Assembly | Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-07-17 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 16). |
| 2025-07-17 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 15. Page 2578.) |
| 2025-07-16 | Assembly | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-07-07 | Assembly | Assembly Rule 56 suspended. |
| 2025-06-30 | Assembly | July 2 hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-06-09 | Assembly | Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV. |
| 2025-06-03 | Assembly | In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 1386.) Ordered to the Assembly. |
| 2025-05-08 | Senate | Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1039.) (May 7). |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 9. Noes 2. Page 832.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Set for hearing May 7 in L. GOV. pending receipt. |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Set for hearing April 22. |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV. |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Re-referred to Com. on RLS. |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Withdrawn from committee. |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred to Com. on L. GOV. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Read first time. |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24. |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Code | 65589.5 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
