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CaliforniaAB 7122025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Affordable housing.

Sponsored By: Buffy Wicks (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Housing applicants get fees, no indemnity

If you apply to build housing and sue a public agency to enforce a housing reform law, you get your reasonable attorney’s fees and costs if you win. Public agencies cannot make applicants indemnify, defend, or hold them harmless for claims that the agency violated housing reform laws. Any approval condition or contract that requires that is void and unenforceable.

Stronger fines and timelines for housing applicants

The law adds teeth when a local agency breaks housing reform laws. If the state Attorney General or Housing Department warned the agency in writing first, and you give a 60‑day notice and win in court, the judge must fine the agency at least the state’s minimum. For projects with four or fewer homes, the fine is at least $50,000 per violation. If the same law was broken again in the same planning period, the minimum fine is at least five times higher. Your written notice also extends the lawsuit deadline by 60 days, and you do not have to file a Government Claims Act claim to seek these fines.

Defines who these housing rules cover

The law defines key terms like “housing development project,” “housing reform law,” “local agency,” “planning period,” and “public agency.” These meanings decide who is covered and when the new fines, fee recovery, and timelines apply.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Buffy Wicks

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 218 • No: 7

House vote • 9/4/2025

Item 405 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 64 • No: 2

Senate vote • 9/3/2025

Item 151 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 35 • No: 2

legislature vote • 7/15/2025

Vote in CS53

Yes: 13 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/1/2025

Vote in CS75

Yes: 10 • No: 1

House vote • 5/12/2025

Item 55 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 64 • No: 2

legislature vote • 4/30/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 12 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/22/2025

Vote in CX13

Yes: 9 • No: 0

legislature vote • 4/9/2025

Vote in CX10

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 496, Statutes of 2025.

    10/10/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/10/2025legislature

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

    9/11/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 2932.).

    9/4/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/4/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 2. Page 2462.).

    9/3/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/20/2025Senate

  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

    8/19/2025Senate

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/16/2025Senate

  10. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    7/3/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 1.) (July 1).

    7/2/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.

    5/21/2025Senate

  13. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

    5/13/2025Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 2. Page 1512.)

    5/12/2025House

  15. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 1436.)

    5/5/2025House

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/1/2025House

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 30).

    4/30/2025House

  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    4/22/2025House

  19. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/21/2025House

  20. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.

    4/10/2025House

  21. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

    4/9/2025House

  22. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

    3/11/2025House

  23. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

    3/10/2025House

  24. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.

    3/10/2025House

  25. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

    2/15/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/10/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/8/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    7/3/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    5/5/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    4/10/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    3/10/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/14/2025

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