California Assembly Bill 301
Session 20252026
Planning and zoning: housing development projects: postentitlement phase permits: state agencies.
Became Law
Became Law on Oct 10, 2025
Origin Chamber
Assembly
Type
Bill
Bill Number
301
State
California
Session
20252026
Motion Text
AB 301 Schiavo Concurrence in Senate Amendments
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Ávila Farías
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Johnson
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Summary
Existing law relating to housing development approval requires a local agency to compile a list of information needed to approve or deny a postentitlement phase permit, to post an example of a complete, approved application and an example of a complete set of postentitlement phase permits for at least 5 types of housing development projects in the jurisdiction, as specified, and to make those items available to all applicants for these permits no later than January 1, 2024. Existing law establishes time limits for completing reviews regarding whether an application for a postentitlement phase permit is complete and compliant and consequences for a local agency that fails to meet that timeline, as provided. Existing law defines "postentitlement phase permit" to, among other things, include a range of permits issued by a local agency.
This bill would require a state agency to comply with the above-described provisions relating to postentitlement phase permits applicable to a local agency. The bill would require a state agency to make the information list, as described above, and the above-described examples of a complete, approved application and a complete set of postentitlement phase permits available on the agency's internet website by January 1, 2026. The bill would deem a postentitlement phase permit approved, and all related reviews complete, if a state agency fails to meet the time limits for review of an application for that permit. The bill would revise the definition of "postentitlement phase permit" for purposes of these provisions to, among other things, include permits issued by a state agency and any postentitlement review by a state agency that is necessary to begin construction of a development that is intended to be at least 23 residential, excluding certain discretionary and ministerial permits and reviews and subject to specified exceptions, and would define the term "state agency" for these purposes.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
01/23/25 - Introduced
January 23, 2025
03/04/25 - Amended Assembly
March 4, 2025
06/19/25 - Amended Senate
June 19, 2025
07/17/25 - Amended Senate
July 17, 2025
09/16/25 - Enrolled
September 16, 2025
10/10/25 - Chaptered
October 10, 2025
03/10/25- Assembly Housing and Community Development
March 10, 2025
03/17/25- Assembly Appropriations
March 17, 2025
03/21/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
March 21, 2025
06/12/25- Senate Housing
June 12, 2025
07/08/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
July 8, 2025
08/22/25- Sen. Floor Analyses
August 22, 2025
09/12/25- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS
September 12, 2025
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10/10/2025
California State Legislature
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 488, Statutes of 2025.
10/10/2025
California State Legislature
Approved by the Governor.
09/24/2025
California State Legislature
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
09/12/2025
Assembly
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3371.).
09/12/2025
Assembly
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
09/11/2025
Senate
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2917.).
08/19/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
07/17/2025
Senate
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
07/08/2025
Senate
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
07/07/2025
Senate
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
06/19/2025
Senate
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
06/18/2025
Senate
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 17).
05/07/2025
Senate
Referred to Com. on HOUSING.
04/02/2025
Senate
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
04/01/2025
Assembly
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 953.).
03/20/2025
Assembly
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
03/19/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (March 19).
03/19/2025
Assembly
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
03/12/2025
Assembly
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (March 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
03/05/2025
Assembly
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
03/04/2025
Assembly
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
02/18/2025
Assembly
Referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
01/24/2025
Assembly
From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.
01/23/2025
Assembly
Read first time. To print.
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Record Created
Jan 24, 2025 6:02:26 AM
Record Updated
Nov 19, 2025 8:32:59 AM