CA SB1094

Prohibits cities or counties that have not met their regional housing needs for moderate-, low-, and very low-income households from substituting up to 25% of their adequate site identification obligations through committed assistance programs.

Expands allowed nontraditional housing units that can be counted in annual housing reports to include single-room occupancy units, permanent hotel and motel conversions, and floating homes, without time limitations on when units were developed.

Authorizes planning agencies to count converted multifamily units as meeting regional housing needs for very low-income and low-income households (in addition to moderate-income), subject to affordability requirements and a 25% substitution cap.

Removes the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program from state programs eligible for bonus points and clarifies that bonus points apply specifically to the qualifying infill area portion of the Infill Incentive Grant Program.

Requires that only qualifying infill areas (not individual projects) in the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program must be located in jurisdictions with compliant housing elements and submitted annual progress reports.

Prohibits Strategic Growth Council guidelines from disqualifying nonprofit or for-profit housing developers based on whether their jurisdiction lacks substantial compliance with state housing element requirements.