CA AB 2181
enactedHousing development: density bonuses: rent.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2181 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2181 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 924, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2181 about?
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county with a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and waivers or reductions of development standards, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct, among other options, specified units and meets other requirements. This bill would prohibit land improved with an operating hotel or motel from being valued, for purposes of establishing, adjusting, or resetting ground rent under an existing lease, based on density bonuses, concessions or incentives, or waivers, as specified, unless those density increases are entitled and vested as of the valuation date, as provided. The bill would also prohibit its provisions from being construed to alter the requirements for obtaining a density bonus, as specified.
Who sponsors CA AB 2181?
Zbur is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2181, joined by 3 cosponsors.
Description
Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county with a density bonus, other incentives or concessions, and waivers or reductions of development standards, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct, among other options, specified units and meets other requirements. This bill would prohibit land improved with an operating hotel or motel from being valued, for purposes of establishing, adjusting, or resetting ground rent under an existing lease, based on density bonuses, concessions or incentives, or waivers, as specified, unless those density increases are entitled and vested as of the valuation date, as provided. The bill would also prohibit its provisions from being construed to alter the requirements for obtaining a density bonus, as specified.
- Introduced
- 2026-06-11
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 924, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Zburauthor
- Allenprincipal coauthor
- Durazoprincipal coauthor
- Arreguíncoauthor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 924, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-04
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 27).
committee-passage
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-27
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6745.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-26
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
2026-08-26
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
referral-committee
2026-08-26
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 6646.)
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-15
Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-06-12
Withdrawn from committee.
withdrawal
2026-06-12
Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-06-11
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-06-03
Referred to Com. on E., U & C.
referral-committee
2026-05-21
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-21
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 0. Page 5229.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-05-14
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-05-13
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 13).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-03-02
Referred to Com. on U. & E.
referral-committee
2026-02-20
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2026-02-19
Read first time. To print.
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar
2026-04-22 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (18)
- Boerner: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Davies: yes
- Hart: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Ta: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Chen: yes
- Papan: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-05-13 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (15)
- Pacheco: yes
- Krell: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Hoover: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Ta: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Fong: yes
- Solache: yes
- Pellerin: yes
AB 2181 Petrie-Norris Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-21 · pass · 68-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Ta: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Soria: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Papan: yes
- Petrie-Norris: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Haney: yes
- Solache: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Patel: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Davies: yes
- Lee: yes
- Wallis: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Bains: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Valencia: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Fong: yes
- Addis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Ward: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Hart: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Flora: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Lowenthal: other
- Ramos: other
- Wilson: other
- Wicks: other
- Garcia: other
- Lackey: other
- Arambula: other
- Schultz: other
- Hoover: other
- Gabriel: other
- Chen: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-06-24 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Arreguín: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Padilla: yes
Do pass
2026-07-01 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Choi: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Durazo: yes
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