Bill Text: CA SB728 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Density Bonus Law: purchase of density bonus units by nonprofit housing organizations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 365, Statutes of 2021. [SB728 Detail]

Download: California-2021-SB728-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 728

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Introduced by Senator Hertzberg

February 19, 2021

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An act relating to housing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 728, as introduced, Hertzberg. Housing.

Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time homebuyers.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state and local housing programs and incentives, including, but not limited to, programs under the Surplus Lands Act, local inclusionary housing ordinances, and the Density Bonus Law, from excluding, either explicitly or in effect, homeownership or for-sale opportunities for low-income individuals.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would prohibit state and local housing programs and incentives, including, but not limited to, programs under the Surplus Lands Act, local inclusionary housing ordinances, and the Density Bonus Law, from excluding, either explicitly or in effect, homeownership or for-sale opportunities for low-income individuals.