CA AB168

Requires cities and counties to include in annual planning reports information on progress in consulting with California Native American tribes and identifying, protecting, and preserving tribal cultural resources under specified law.

Mandates that before submitting applications for streamlined multifamily housing development approval under SB 35, developers must submit a preliminary notice and local governments must conduct scoping consultations with traditionally and culturally affiliated Native American tribes.

Makes housing developments ineligible for streamlined approval if the site contains a tribal cultural resource on a national, state, tribal, or local historic register list, or if parties cannot reach an enforceable agreement on methods to treat tribal cultural resources.

Exempts scoping consultations with Native American tribes from California Environmental Quality Act requirements and specifies that tribal cultural resource listings after preliminary application submission do not constitute changes to applicable ordinances or standards.

Extends the streamlined ministerial approval process sunset date for multifamily housing under Section 65913.4 until January 1, 2026.