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CaliforniaAB 7522025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Child daycare facilities.

Sponsored By: Anamarie Ávila Farías (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Faster approvals for daycares in apartments

The law treats daycares inside or on the grounds of apartment buildings with 5 or more units as a residential use by right. Cities cannot require conditional use permits, planned unit permits, or other discretionary reviews that trigger state environmental review as a project. Design review can still happen, but it does not count as a project under that law. Local limits on height, setbacks, lot size, health, safety, building, and environmental rules must match the rules for the colocated apartments. Nuisance laws cannot single out the daycare, and these rules apply statewide, including charter cities.

No local license fees for apartment daycares

If a daycare is inside or on the grounds of an apartment building with 5 or more units, local governments cannot charge a business license or similar permit fee to operate it. This ban lowers local licensing costs for colocated daycare operators.

Daycares must meet state safety rules

All daycare centers, including those in or on the grounds of apartments, must follow the California Building Standards Code, the California Fire Code, and other state life and fire safety laws. They also must meet state daycare licensing rules. The law does not relax any state safety or licensing requirements.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Anamarie Ávila Farías

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 209 • No: 2

House vote • 9/10/2025

Item 252 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 78 • No: 1

Senate vote • 9/9/2025

Item 202 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 40 • No: 0

legislature vote • 7/16/2025

Vote in CS82

Yes: 7 • No: 0

legislature vote • 6/16/2025

Vote in CS74

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 5/15/2025

Item 118 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 72 • No: 1

legislature vote • 4/29/2025

Vote in CX11

Yes: 7 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 164, Statutes of 2025.

    10/1/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/1/2025legislature

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

    9/22/2025legislature

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 1. Page 3227.).

    9/10/2025House

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

    9/9/2025House

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2661.).

    9/9/2025Senate

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    9/2/2025Senate

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

    8/29/2025Senate

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

    7/17/2025Senate

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).

    7/16/2025Senate

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    6/17/2025Senate

  12. Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and L. GOV.

    5/28/2025Senate

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

    5/15/2025Senate

  14. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 1. Page 1557.)

    5/15/2025House

  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    5/1/2025House

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29).

    4/30/2025House

  17. Re-referred to Com. on HUM. S.

    3/25/2025House

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

    3/24/2025House

  19. Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

    3/24/2025House

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.

    2/19/2025House

  21. Read first time. To print.

    2/18/2025House

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/1/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/12/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    8/29/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    7/17/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    3/24/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/18/2025

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