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CA AB 2177

introduced

Planning and Zoning law: open-space zoning.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did CA AB 2177 pass?

Not yet. CA AB 2177 has been introduced as of 2026-02-20 but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

What is CA AB 2177 about?

Existing law requires every city and county, by December 31, 1973, to prepare and adopt an open-space zoning ordinance consistent with the local open-space plan adopted pursuant to specified law. Existing law makes legislative findings that the provisions relating to open-space zoning are not intended, and shall not be construed, as authorizing the city or the county to exercise its power to adopt, amend or repeal an open-space zoning ordinance in a manner that will take or damage private property for public use without the payment of just compensation therefor. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Who sponsors CA AB 2177?

Bennett is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2177.

Description

Existing law requires every city and county, by December 31, 1973, to prepare and adopt an open-space zoning ordinance consistent with the local open-space plan adopted pursuant to specified law. Existing law makes legislative findings that the provisions relating to open-space zoning are not intended, and shall not be construed, as authorizing the city or the county to exercise its power to adopt, amend or repeal an open-space zoning ordinance in a manner that will take or damage private property for public use without the payment of just compensation therefor. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-20 — From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bennettauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-19

    Read first time. To print.

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  2. 2026-02-20

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2177

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