CA AB 2601
enactedPlanning and zoning: housing development: streamlined approval and subdivisions.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CA AB 2601 pass?
Yes. CA AB 2601 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 955, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA AB 2601 about?
Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided. The Subdivision Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local agency's processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps. Existing law requires a local agency to consider ministerially a proposed housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone, without discretionary review or a hearing, if the proposed housing development meets specified requirements. Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split if the parcel meets specified requirements. This bill would require that an application for a proposed housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone, as described above, be eligible for concurrent processing with an application for a parcel map for an urban lot split, as provided. The bill would authorize a local agency to condition issuance of building permits, grading permits, or certificates of occupancy for a proposed housing development upon the applicant first obtaining approval and recording a parcel map for eligible parcels pursuant to the above-described urban lot split provisions. The bill would specify that a "parcel map" for purposes of these provisions means a parcel map prepared in accordance with specified provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and may include a condominium plan if proposed by the subdivider, as specified. Existing law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a housing development project on a subdivided lot, as specified, that meets specified requirements, and requires a local agency to ministerially consider that application, as specified. Existing law requires a local agency to issue a building permit for one or more residential units on a lot proposed to be subdivided, as specified, if the applicant for the permit meets prescribed requirements. Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially consider, without discretionary review or a hearing, a parcel map or a tentative and final map for a housing development project that meets specified requirements, including that the proposed subdivision will result in 10 or fewer parcels and the housing development project on the lot proposed to be subdivided will contain 10 or fewer residential units, except as provided. This bill would require an application for a housing development project on a subdivided lot or an application for a building permit for one or more residential units on a lot proposed to be subdivided, as described above, to be eligible for concurrent processing with an application for a parcel map or a tentative and final map under the above-described subdivision provisions, as provided. The bill would authorize a local agency to condition issuance of building permits, grading permits, or certificates of occupancy for a proposed housing development under these provisions upon the applicant first obtaining approval and recording a parcel map for eligible parcels pursuant to the above-described subdivision provisions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65852.28 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1090 and SB 1116 to be operative only if this bill and either or both SB 1090 and SB 1116 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 66411.7 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2005 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2005 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 66499.41 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1090 and SB 1116 to be operative only if this bill and either or both SB 1090 and SB 1116 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Who sponsors CA AB 2601?
Lee is the primary sponsor of CA AB 2601.
Description
Under the Planning and Zoning Law, the legislative body of a city or county may adopt ordinances that, among other things, regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land, as provided. The Subdivision Map Act vests the authority to regulate and control the design and improvement of subdivisions in the legislative body of a local agency and sets forth procedures governing the local agency's processing, approval, conditional approval or disapproval, and filing of tentative, final, and parcel maps. Existing law requires a local agency to consider ministerially a proposed housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone, without discretionary review or a hearing, if the proposed housing development meets specified requirements. Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split if the parcel meets specified requirements. This bill would require that an application for a proposed housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone, as described above, be eligible for concurrent processing with an application for a parcel map for an urban lot split, as provided. The bill would authorize a local agency to condition issuance of building permits, grading permits, or certificates of occupancy for a proposed housing development upon the applicant first obtaining approval and recording a parcel map for eligible parcels pursuant to the above-described urban lot split provisions. The bill would specify that a "parcel map" for purposes of these provisions means a parcel map prepared in accordance with specified provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and may include a condominium plan if proposed by the subdivider, as specified. Existing law authorizes a development proponent to submit an application for a housing development project on a subdivided lot, as specified, that meets specified requirements, and requires a local agency to ministerially consider that application, as specified. Existing law requires a local agency to issue a building permit for one or more residential units on a lot proposed to be subdivided, as specified, if the applicant for the permit meets prescribed requirements. Existing law requires a local agency to ministerially consider, without discretionary review or a hearing, a parcel map or a tentative and final map for a housing development project that meets specified requirements, including that the proposed subdivision will result in 10 or fewer parcels and the housing development project on the lot proposed to be subdivided will contain 10 or fewer residential units, except as provided. This bill would require an application for a housing development project on a subdivided lot or an application for a building permit for one or more residential units on a lot proposed to be subdivided, as described above, to be eligible for concurrent processing with an application for a parcel map or a tentative and final map under the above-described subdivision provisions, as provided. The bill would authorize a local agency to condition issuance of building permits, grading permits, or certificates of occupancy for a proposed housing development under these provisions upon the applicant first obtaining approval and recording a parcel map for eligible parcels pursuant to the above-described subdivision provisions. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65852.28 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1090 and SB 1116 to be operative only if this bill and either or both SB 1090 and SB 1116 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 66411.7 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2005 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2005 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 66499.41 of the Government Code proposed by SB 1090 and SB 1116 to be operative only if this bill and either or both SB 1090 and SB 1116 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
- Introduced
- 2026-04-15
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 955, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Leeauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 955, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-10
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 15.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-30
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 15. Page 6870.).
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-28
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2026-08-28
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8.).
2026-08-24
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-08-21
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
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.
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 5. Noes 1.) (July 1).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-25
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2026-05-13
Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-05-05
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-05-04
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 46. Noes 14. Page 4908.)
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-04-27
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-1,reading-2,reading-3
2026-04-23
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 22).
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-20
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-04-16
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 4663.)
2026-04-16
(Pending re-refer to Com. on L. GOV.)
referral-committee
2026-04-16
Read second time and amended.
amendment-passage,reading-1,reading-2
2026-04-15
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 15).
amendment-introduction,amendment-passage,committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-09
Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.
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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Votes
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-04-15 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (12)
- Patterson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Haney: yes
- Lee: yes
- Caloza: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Tangipa: other
- Ta: other
Do pass.
2026-04-22 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Carrillo: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ransom: other
- Ta: other
- Johnson: other
AB 2601 Lee Assembly Third Reading
2026-05-04 · pass · 46-14
Member-level votes (80)
- Jackson: yes
- Krell: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Alvarez: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Haney: yes
- Elhawary: yes
- Ávila Farías: yes
- Lowenthal: yes
- Ward: yes
- Wicks: yes
- Harabedian: yes
- Ortega: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Alanis: yes
- Solache: yes
- Michelle Rodriguez: yes
- Gabriel: yes
- Soria: yes
- Ahrens: yes
- Rivas: yes
- Berman: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Calderon: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Kalra: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Aguiar-Curry: yes
- McKinnor: yes
- Bains: yes
- Pellerin: yes
- Mark González: yes
- Quirk-Silva: yes
- Fong: yes
- Celeste Rodriguez: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Bonta: yes
- Papan: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Addis: yes
- Lee: yes
- Hart: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Muratsuchi: no
- Tangipa: no
- Flora: no
- Jeff Gonzalez: no
- Boerner: no
- Hadwick: no
- Valencia: no
- Dixon: no
- Ramos: no
- DeMaio: no
- Gallagher: no
- Macedo: no
- Davies: no
- Sanchez: no
- Irwin: other
- Johnson: other
- Ransom: other
- Castillo: other
- Caloza: other
- Ellis: other
- Gipson: other
- Petrie-Norris: other
- Arambula: other
- Sharp-Collins: other
- Wallis: other
- Bennett: other
- Zbur: other
- Hoover: other
- Bauer-Kahan: other
- Patel: other
- Ta: other
- Schiavo: other
- Chen: other
- Lackey: other
Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]
2026-06-24 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Arreguín: yes
- Gonzalez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Cabaldon: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Ochoa Bogh: other
Do pass
2026-07-01 · pass · 5-1
Member-level votes (7)
- Laird: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Seyarto: no
- Choi: other
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