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CA AB1895

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Heather Hadwick

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "exempt surplus land" under the Surplus Land Act to include parcels unsuitable for housing development due to specific physical hazards or environmental constraints

  • Exempts land with slope instability that increases risk of mudslides, landslides, subsidence, liquefaction, or other seismic hazards from standard surplus land disposal procedures

  • Exempts land included under a FEMA flood hazard determination or located in high/very high fire hazard severity zones as identified by state law

  • Exempts land containing sensitive ecological habitats, including jurisdictional wetlands or surface water, from the requirement to offer surplus land for affordable housing development

  • Allows local agencies to dispose of these hazard-prone or environmentally sensitive parcels without following the Surplus Land Act's notice and negotiation requirements with affordable housing developers

Legislative Description

Surplus Land Act: exemptions: land unsuitable for housing.

Last Action

Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and H. & C.D.

3/2/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government3/2/2026

Full Bill Text

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