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CaliforniaSB 2622025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Housing element: prohousing designations: prohousing local policies.

Sponsored By: Aisha Wahab (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Extra grant points for prohousing cities

Cities and counties with a compliant housing element and a "prohousing" designation get extra points on state grants. The preference applies to award cycles after July 1, 2021. It covers programs like Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities, Transformative Climate Communities, and Infill Infrastructure Grants. The Housing Department adopts emergency rules by July 1, 2021 and keeps them until permanent rules start. By January 1, 2021 and each year after, the Department posts the eligible program list. It also shares prohousing designations with other agencies so they apply the preference.

Point limits for shelter policies

The law limits extra points for safe parking and safe camping programs. It also limits points for faster approvals of shelters and navigation centers. These points cannot be worth more than the minimum points for policies that plan, approve, or build housing. This shifts more scoring weight to housing planning and construction actions.

Simpler prohousing rules for small rural areas

A small rural jurisdiction means a city under 25,000 people or a county under 200,000. Starting with the seventh housing element cycle, the Housing Department can review a small rural area's housing element materials on request. This can reduce extra paperwork if the housing element is in compliance. The Department cannot require renewal of a prohousing designation for at least four years, but it can revoke one. These rules apply only if both this law and AB 36 are effective by January 1, 2026. Both must amend the same code section, and this law must be enacted after AB 36.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Aisha Wahab

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Robert Garcia

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 144 • No: 49

Senate vote • 9/9/2025

Item 38 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 27 • No: 11

House vote • 9/8/2025

Item 91 — Assembly AFLOOR

Yes: 57 • No: 15

legislature vote • 8/20/2025

Vote in CX25

Yes: 11 • No: 4

legislature vote • 7/16/2025

Vote in CX15

Yes: 8 • No: 2

legislature vote • 7/2/2025

Vote in CX10

Yes: 10 • No: 2

Senate vote • 6/3/2025

Item 132 — Senate SFLOOR

Yes: 24 • No: 13

legislature vote • 3/18/2025

Vote in CS75

Yes: 7 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 513, Statutes of 2025.

    10/10/2025Senate

  2. Approved by the Governor.

    10/10/2025legislature

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

    9/16/2025legislature

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 2711.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

    9/9/2025Senate

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

    9/8/2025Senate

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 57. Noes 15. Page 2984.) Ordered to the Senate.

    9/8/2025House

  7. Ordered to third reading.

    9/3/2025House

  8. Read third time and amended.

    9/3/2025House

  9. Ordered to third reading.

    8/28/2025House

  10. Read third time and amended.

    8/28/2025House

  11. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    8/21/2025House

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 20).

    8/20/2025House

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 2.) (July 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    7/17/2025House

  14. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    7/7/2025House

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 2.) (July 2).

    7/3/2025House

  16. Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.

    6/9/2025House

  17. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

    6/4/2025House

  18. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 1467.) Ordered to the Assembly.

    6/3/2025Senate

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    6/2/2025Senate

  20. Ordered to second reading.

    5/29/2025Senate

  21. Read third time and amended.

    5/29/2025Senate

  22. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

    4/8/2025Senate

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

    4/7/2025Senate

  24. Set for hearing April 7.

    3/28/2025Senate

  25. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    3/19/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Chaptered

    10/10/2025

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  • Enrolled

    9/12/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    9/3/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    8/28/2025

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  • Amended Assembly

    7/7/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    5/29/2025

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  • Amended Senate

    3/19/2025

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  • Introduced

    2/3/2025

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