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CA AB 1021

enacted

Housing: local educational agencies.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 1021 pass?

Yes. CA AB 1021 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-10. Latest recorded action (2025-10-10): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2025.

What is CA AB 1021 about?

(1) The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law, until January 1, 2033, deems a housing development project an allowable use on any real property owned by a local educational agency if the housing development satisfies specified conditions, including, among others, consisting of at least 10 housing units, 100% of the units being rented by local educational agency employees, local public employees, and general members of the public pursuant to a specified priority, and a majority of the units being deed restricted for lower income or moderate-income households, as specified. Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a local agency from disapproving a housing development project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households unless the local agency makes written findings as to one of certain sets of conditions, as specified, and describes various requirements applicable to housing development projects. This bill would revise and recast the provisions deeming a housing development project an allowable use on any real property owned by a local educational agency. The bill would require the housing development to satisfy specified conditions, and would apply the requirements of the Housing Accountability Act to review of housing development projects subject to these provisions. The bill would provide that a proposed housing development project is eligible for a density bonus, as specified, and would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2036. (2) Existing law, prior to the sale, lease, or rental of any excess real property, requires the governing board of each school district to appoint a school district advisory committee to advise the governing board of the school district in the development of districtwide policies and procedures governing the use or disposition of school buildings or space in school buildings that is not needed for school purposes. Notwithstanding that law, existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to elect not to appoint a school district advisory committee in the sale, lease, or rental of excess real property to be used for teacher or school district employee housing. This bill would specify that the governing board of a school district is authorized to elect not to appoint a school district advisory committee in the sale, lease, or rental of excess real property to be used for teacher or school district employee housing and that is subject to the provisions governing real property owned by a local educational agency described above. (3) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. Existing law, until January 1, 2033, exempts from CEQA certain actions taken by a public agency related to affordable housing projects, as defined, if certain requirements are met. This bill would provide that an affordable housing project for purposes of the CEQA exemption includes real property owned by a local educational agency, as described above, and would exempt these projects from certain of the requirements for other affordable housing projects. (4) The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (5) By adding to the duties of local planning officials with respect to approving certain development projects, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Who sponsors CA AB 1021?

Wicks is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1021, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

(1) The Planning and Zoning Law requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for its physical development, and the development of certain lands outside its boundaries, that includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. That law, until January 1, 2033, deems a housing development project an allowable use on any real property owned by a local educational agency if the housing development satisfies specified conditions, including, among others, consisting of at least 10 housing units, 100% of the units being rented by local educational agency employees, local public employees, and general members of the public pursuant to a specified priority, and a majority of the units being deed restricted for lower income or moderate-income households, as specified. Existing law, the Housing Accountability Act, among other things, prohibits a local agency from disapproving a housing development project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households unless the local agency makes written findings as to one of certain sets of conditions, as specified, and describes various requirements applicable to housing development projects. This bill would revise and recast the provisions deeming a housing development project an allowable use on any real property owned by a local educational agency. The bill would require the housing development to satisfy specified conditions, and would apply the requirements of the Housing Accountability Act to review of housing development projects subject to these provisions. The bill would provide that a proposed housing development project is eligible for a density bonus, as specified, and would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2036. (2) Existing law, prior to the sale, lease, or rental of any excess real property, requires the governing board of each school district to appoint a school district advisory committee to advise the governing board of the school district in the development of districtwide policies and procedures governing the use or disposition of school buildings or space in school buildings that is not needed for school purposes. Notwithstanding that law, existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to elect not to appoint a school district advisory committee in the sale, lease, or rental of excess real property to be used for teacher or school district employee housing. This bill would specify that the governing board of a school district is authorized to elect not to appoint a school district advisory committee in the sale, lease, or rental of excess real property to be used for teacher or school district employee housing and that is subject to the provisions governing real property owned by a local educational agency described above. (3) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. Existing law, until January 1, 2033, exempts from CEQA certain actions taken by a public agency related to affordable housing projects, as defined, if certain requirements are met. This bill would provide that an affordable housing project for purposes of the CEQA exemption includes real property owned by a local educational agency, as described above, and would exempt these projects from certain of the requirements for other affordable housing projects. (4) The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (5) By adding to the duties of local planning officials with respect to approving certain development projects, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Introduced
2025-04-10
Latest action
2025-10-10 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2025.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wicksauthor
  • Muratsuchiauthor
  • Bontacoauthor
  • Haneycoauthor
  • Leecoauthor
  • Blanca Rubiocoauthor
  • Solachecoauthor
  • Wienercoauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    Read first time. To print.

    reading-1

  2. 2025-02-21

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  3. 2025-03-24

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

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-09

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  5. 2025-04-10

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

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  6. 2025-04-17

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  7. 2025-04-21

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-04-21

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

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  9. 2025-04-22

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-04-22

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. 2025-05-01

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 30).

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  12. 2025-05-05

    Read second time and amended.

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  13. 2025-05-06

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (May 14).

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  15. 2025-05-15

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. 2025-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 3. Page 1731.)

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  17. 2025-05-28

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

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  18. 2025-06-04

    Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.

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  19. 2025-07-02

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 2).

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  20. 2025-07-03

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

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  21. 2025-07-16

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 15).

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  22. 2025-07-17

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

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  23. 2025-08-19

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

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  24. 2025-08-20

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  25. 2025-09-03

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 6. Page 2463.).

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  26. 2025-09-03

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  27. 2025-09-08

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 7. Page 3020.).

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  28. 2025-09-15

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

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  29. 2025-10-10

    Approved by the Governor.

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  30. 2025-10-10

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2025.

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Versions

  • 02/20/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-20Compare
  • 04/10/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-10Compare
  • 04/21/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-04-21Compare
  • 05/05/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-05-05Compare
  • 07/03/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-03Compare
  • 07/17/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-07-17Compare
  • 09/10/25 - Enrolled — 2025-09-10Compare
  • 10/10/25 - Chaptered — 2025-10-10Compare
  • AB1021Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

    2025-04-09 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (12)
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gallagher: no
    • Ta: other
    • Caloza: other
    • Patterson: other

  • Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-30 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Stefani: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Ta: other

  • Do pass.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 11-2

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Fong: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Sanchez: other
    • Ta: other

  • AB 1021 Wicks Assembly Third Reading

    2025-05-27 · pass · 62-3

    Member-level votes (79)
    • Alanis: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Flora: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Nguyen: other
    • Sanchez: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Macedo: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Hadwick: other
    • Chen: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Dixon: other
    • Boerner: other
    • Ellis: other
    • Ta: other
    • Hart: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing]

    2025-07-02 · pass · 6-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Durazo: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Choi: no

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-07-15 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Cabaldon: other

  • 3rd Reading AB1021 Wicks et al. By Limón

    2025-09-03 · pass · 32-6

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Becker: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Strickland: no
    • Valladares: no
    • Niello: no
    • Grove: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Choi: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: other
    • Jones: other

  • AB 1021 Wicks Concurrence in Senate Amendments

    2025-09-08 · pass · 63-7

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Gipson: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Carrillo: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Michelle Rodriguez: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Valencia: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Celeste Rodriguez: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Papan: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Ávila Farías: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Alanis: yes
    • Wallis: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Hoover: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Blanca Rubio: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Petrie-Norris: yes
    • Harabedian: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Davies: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Hadwick: yes
    • Krell: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Dixon: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Macedo: no
    • Ellis: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Nguyen: other
    • Irwin: other
    • Lackey: other
    • Hart: other
    • Jeff Gonzalez: other
    • Boerner: other
    • Chen: other
    • Castillo: other
    • Flora: other
    • Ta: other

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