CA AB 2397
enactedLocal government: community facilities districts: financing.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2397 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2397 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 938, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2397 about?
Existing law, the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, authorizes a local agency, as defined, to initiate proceedings to establish a community facilities district as an alternative method of financing certain public capital facilities and services, especially in developing areas undergoing rehabilitation, only if it has first considered and adopted local goals and policies, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes a local agency to take any actions or make any determinations which it determines are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the act and which are not otherwise prohibited by law. This bill would prohibit the legislative body of a local agency from taking certain actions with respect to a critical housing infrastructure district, as defined, including abandoning the proposed establishment of the district, as specified, unless prior to taking the action it makes certain findings based upon substantial evidence, including that establishment of the district, levying the special taxes, or incurring bonded indebtedness, as applicable, would have a specific adverse impact upon the public interest. The bill would specify that these provisions do not require or prohibit the legislative body from taking any other action authorized by the act with respect to a critical housing infrastructure district, as specified. 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.
Who sponsors CA AB 2397?
Ta is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2397.
Description
Existing law, the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, authorizes a local agency, as defined, to initiate proceedings to establish a community facilities district as an alternative method of financing certain public capital facilities and services, especially in developing areas undergoing rehabilitation, only if it has first considered and adopted local goals and policies, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes a local agency to take any actions or make any determinations which it determines are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of the act and which are not otherwise prohibited by law. This bill would prohibit the legislative body of a local agency from taking certain actions with respect to a critical housing infrastructure district, as defined, including abandoning the proposed establishment of the district, as specified, unless prior to taking the action it makes certain findings based upon substantial evidence, including that establishment of the district, levying the special taxes, or incurring bonded indebtedness, as applicable, would have a specific adverse impact upon the public interest. The bill would specify that these provisions do not require or prohibit the legislative body from taking any other action authorized by the act with respect to a critical housing infrastructure district, as specified. 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.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-19
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 938, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Taauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 938, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-15
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-31
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 7048.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-19
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-19
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 5557.).
2026-08-17
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-08-13
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
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2026-08-03
From Consent Calendar.
2026-08-03
Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-3
2026-07-02
Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-07-01
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 30).
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2026-06-10
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-06-03
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-05-20
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and HOUSING.
referral-committee
2026-05-07
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-07
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 4967.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 29).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-27
Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
referral-committee
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-04-23
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-09
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2026-04-07
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-04-06
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-23
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-03-19
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-19
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.
referral-committee
2026-02-21
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
2026-02-20
Read first time. To print.
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Versions
- 02/20/26 - Introduced — 2026-02-20Compare
- 03/19/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-03-19Compare
- 04/06/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-06Compare
- 04/23/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-04-23Compare
- 06/03/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-03Compare
- 07/02/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-07-02Compare
- 08/13/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-13Compare
- 09/04/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-04Compare
- 09/30/26 - Chaptered — 2026-09-30Compare
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Votes
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing and Community Development]
2026-04-22 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Carrillo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ta: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Johnson: yes
Do pass. To Consent Calendar.
2026-04-29 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Tangipa: yes
- Lee: yes
- Ta: yes
- Haney: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Wilson: yes
AB 2397 Ta Consent Calendar Second Day
2026-05-07 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (80)
- Fong: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Patel: yes
- Macedo: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Lee: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Zbur: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Sharp-Collins: yes
- Tangipa: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- Davies: yes
- Castillo: yes
- Gipson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Haney: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Addis: yes
- Bains: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Schiavo: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Bauer-Kahan: yes
- Hadwick: yes
- Ward: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- DeMaio: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Jeff Gonzalez: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Ransom: yes
- Berman: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Krell: yes
- Ta: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Soria: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Boerner: yes
- Lackey: yes
- Solache: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Gallagher: other
- Irwin: other
- Hoover: other
- Wicks: other
- Chen: other
- Bonta: other
- Hart: other
- Celeste Rodriguez: other
- Valencia: other
- Arambula: other
- Wallis: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Flora: other
- Papan: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Housing]
2026-06-10 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Arreguín: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Choi: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Ashby: yes
Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar
2026-06-30 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Padilla: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Seyarto: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Ochoa Bogh: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Gonzalez: other
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