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CA AB2390

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Pilar Schiavo

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Limits local government review of housing site eligibility criteria to only the area physically disturbed by construction, excluding other contiguous or noncontiguous areas under the developer's ownership or control
  • Requires local governments to approve modifications to approved developments if consistent with objective zoning, subdivision, and design review standards in effect when the original application was submitted
  • Mandates that subsequent modification evaluations use the same assumptions and analytical methodology from the original approval or previous modifications
  • Extends litigation-related timeline protections to all modification requests, not just the first modification submitted by a development proponent
  • Applies to all California cities including charter cities, as the Legislature finds these changes address matters of statewide concern

Legislative Description

Streamlined housing approvals: objective standards: review and modifications.

Last Action

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Housing and Community Development3/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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